Legal Opinion
Mariner Health Care of Nashville, Inc. v. Robins
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided July 1, 2010No. 01-08-00830-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL MASSENGALE, Justice.
Appellee Gladys Robins sued appellant Mariner Health Care of Nashville, Inc. Robins asserted claims for medical malpractice under the Texas Wrongful Death Act and the Texas Survival Statute, alleging that her mother, Betty Battle, suffered injuries and died due to negligent nursing home care. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. §§ 71.001-.012 (Vernon 2008) (wrongful death action); id. § 71.021 (survival action).
A jury found in favor of Robins only on the survival action, and the jury awarded her $750,000, which the trial court reduced to $250,000. See Tex.…
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