Lezlea Ross v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SHARON McCALLY, Justice.

Appellant Lezlea Ross appeals from the trial court’s interlocutory order dismissing her suit against appellee St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital. The trial court dismissed the suit because Ross failed to file an expert report as required by Section 74.351 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 74.351 (West 2011).

The sole issue on appeal is whether Ross’s claim based on a slip and fall occurring on the Hospital’s premises is a “health care liability claim” (HCLC) to which the expert-report requirement applies.…