Columbia Medical Center of Las Colinas, Inc. v. Hogue

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice O’NEILL, Justice BRISTER, Justice MEDINA, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice WILLETT joined, and in Parts II-A, IIC, and II-D of which Justice HECHT and Justice GREEN joined.

This is a medical malpractice case. In this appeal, it is undisputed that the hospital caused Bob Hogue’s death. The jury made that finding at trial, the hospital does not challenge it in this Court, and the dissenting justices acknowledge that the evidence supports that finding. The primary issue presented to this Court is whether sufficient evidence was admitted at trial to support…