Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.P. v. Hawley

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice BRISTER, Justice GREEN and Justice WILLETT joined, and in all but Part II-D 2 of which Justice O’NEILL and Justice MEDINA joined.

In this health care liability case against a hospital we consider whether the trial court erred by refusing to give jury instructions as to new and independent cause, a physician’s status as an independent contractor, and lost chance of survival. Concluding the trial court erred by refusing instructions on the physician’s independent contractor status and lost chance of survival, we reverse…