Columbia Hosp. Corp. of Houston v. Moore

in which Justice HECHT, Justice OWEN, Justice JEFFERSON, and Justice RODRIGUEZ joined, and in which Justice O’Neill joined Part III only.

In this case we decide whether prejudgment interest assessed under subchapter P of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act1 (“the Act”) is subject to the Act’s subchapter K damages cap.2 Following our recent decision in Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation v. Auld,3 we hold that subchapter P’s prejudgment interest damages are subject to the statutory cap. We therefore modify the court of appeals’ judgment,4 remanding this case to the trial court.

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