Omaha Healthcare Center, LLC v. Johnson Ex Rel. Estate of Reed

Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice HECHT, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice GREEN, Justice WILLETT, and Justice GUZMAN joined.

In this case we consider whether claims against a nursing home regarding a patient’s death alleged to have been caused by a brown recluse spider bite are health care liability claims (HCLCs) that required an expert report to be served. The trial court and court of appeals held that they were not. We disagree.

I. Background

Wilma Johnson, on behalf of the estate of her deceased sister, Classie Mae Reed, filed suit against Omaha Healthcare Center (Omaha), a nursing home. Johnson…