Legal Opinion
Texas Tech University Health Science Center v. Buford
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided December 16, 2010No. 11-10-00033-CVPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JIM R. WRIGHT, Chief Justice.
In this medical malpractice suit, the trial court denied a plea to the jurisdiction filed by Texas Tech University Health Science *336Center. We reverse and render a judgment of dismissal.
For purposes of the plea to the jurisdiction, the facts do not appear to be disputed. Stefanee Buford1 entered Medical Center Hospital on April 2, 2006. Ector County Hospital District does business as Medical Center Hospital. While Stefanee was in Medical Center Hospital, three of Tech’s internal medicine resident physicians prescribed fentanyl patches for her. Medical Center…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 2001
- Lowe v. Texas Tech UniversityTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- DeWitt v. Harris CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- State v. LueckTexas Supreme Court · 2009
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