Legal Opinion

Rodriguez v. Christus Spohn Health System Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 23, 2010No. 10-40371PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Corp., CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Corp. d/b/a CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Memorial, and CHRISTUS Health (collectively “CHRIS-TUS”) appeal the district court’s denial of their Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss Appellee Susanna Hinojosa Rodriguez’s state law claims based on government immunity. The primary issue on appeal is whether Rodriguez’s claims fall under the Texas Tort Claims Act. If so, defendant CHRIS-TUS is entitled to government immunity on her state law claims, 1 and defendant John Hill must be dismissed…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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