PM Management-Trinity NC, LLC v. Kumets

In this dispute, the trial court refused to dismiss a claim that a nursing home unlawfully discharged a resident in retaliation for complaints made by the resident’s family. The court concluded that the claim was not a “health care liability claim” (HCLC) for which the Texas Medical Liability Act (TMLA) requires a supporting expert report. The court of appeals affirmed, with one justice dissenting in part. Because this retaliation claim was based on the same factual allegations on which one of the plaintiffs’ HCLCs was based, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals in part and affirm…