Loaisiga v. Cerda

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice GREEN, and Justice GUZMAN joined, and in Parts I through V.A. and VIA. of which Justice WILLETT joined.

The Texas Medical Liability Act (TMLA) requires plaintiffs asserting health care liability claims (HCLCs) to timely serve each defendant with an expert report meeting certain requirements. In this case we consider whether claims that a doctor assaulted patients by exceeding the proper scope of physical examinations are subject to the TMLA’s expert report requirements.

Two female patients sued a medical doctor, the professional…