Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center v. Ward

OPINION

PATRICK A. PIRTLE, Justice.

Appellants, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and University Medical Center (UMC) appeal from the trial court’s order denying their respective pleas to the jurisdiction in a medical malpractice suit brought by Appel-lees, Carita and Dustin Ward, arising from the death of their stillborn child. We reverse and render.

TTUHSC and UMC contend the Texas Tort Claims Act1 bars the Wards’ claim. In response, the Wards contend that TTUHSC’s and UMC’s claims of sovereign immunity are inapposite because the death of their son comes within the limited…