Dallas Metrocare Services v. Juarez

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Opinion by

Justice O’NEILL.

In this accelerated appeal, appellant Dallas Metrocare Services (Metrocare) appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction. In a single issue, Metrocare contends the trial court erred in denying its plea because appellee Adolfo Juarez faded to state a claim under the Texas Tort Claims Act. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s order.

Juarez was a patient at Metrocare where he received out-patient mental health care treatment. During a group meeting, Juarez was sitting at a table when a large whiteboard, which was placed on top of…