Legal Opinion
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston v. Greenhouse
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided December 22, 1994No. 01-93-00371-CVPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
O’CONNOR, Justice.
We withdraw our opinion of March 10, 1994, and substitute this opinion in its stead. The principal issue in this case is whether the discovery rule applies to the notice provisions of the Texas Tort Claims Act. We hold it does not and reverse.
The plaintiff, Audrey Greenhouse, brought a medical malpractice claim against the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB). She alleged that UTMB’s surgical staff negligently left a portion of a surgical needle in her body during a mastectomy. UTMB does not dispute there is a small, curved…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Moreno v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- University of Texas Medical Branch v. YorkTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Hanks v. City of Port ArthurTexas Supreme Court · 1932
- City of Houston v. TorresTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- McCrary v. City of OdessaTexas Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Timmons v. University Medical Center, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
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