Rusk State Hospital v. Black

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BILL BASS, Justice.

Travis Black, a patient at Rusk State Hospital (the Hospital), died from asphyxiation caused by a plastic bag placed over his head and secured about his neck. Travis’s parents brought a health care liability claim alleging the Hospital negligently allowed Travis access to the plastic bag used in his suicide or murder. The Hospital moved to dismiss contending that the Blacks’ expert reports were deficient. The trial court overruled the Hospital’s motion, and the Hospital brought this interlocutory appeal. In two issues, the Hospital contends that the trial…