Kallam v. Boyd

Sharon Boyd sued five health care providers for failing to diagnose her colorectal cancer. The trial court granted partial summary judgment dismissing Boyd’s claims of negligence that occurred more than two years before she filed suit as being barred by limitations. 1 That judgment became final by severance, and Boyd appealed. The court of appeals reversed in part, concluding that the Open Courts provision of the Texas Constitution 2 precluded application of the statute of limitations to bar claims before Boyd reasonably could have discovered them, and remanded the case to the trial court. 3…