Roberts v. Williamson

joined by Justice HECHT, Justice ENOCH, Justice OWEN, Justice SMITH and Justice WAINWRIGHT, and joined by Justice O’NEILL, Justice JEFFERSON, and Justice SCHNEIDER in all Parts except Part II.

In these consolidated cases involving two separate appeals in a medical malpractice action, we must decide an issue of first impression: whether Texas recognizes a common law cause of action for a parent’s loss of consortium resulting from a nonfatal injury to a child. In addition, we consider whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the trial court’s decision to admit certain expert testimony or…