Harris Methodist Fort Worth v. Ollie

At issue in this appeal is whether a patient’s claim against a hospital for injuries suffered when she slipped and fell on a wet bathroom floor during her postoperative confinement constitutes a health care liability claim (HCLC). We hold that it does.

Jo Fawn Ollie underwent total arthro-plasty knee replacement surgery at Harris Methodist Hospital. She alleges that during her post-surgery hospitalization she took a bath, slipped on the wet floor while getting out of the bathtub, and injured her right shoulder. She sued the hospital.

In Ollie’s original petition she asserted under a “general…