the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center v. Roger Contreras

Opinion issued May 7, 2019 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-18-01046-CV ——————————— THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, Appellant V. ROGER CONTRERAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 152nd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2016-70606 O P I N I O N The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center filed a plea to the jurisdiction based on the doctrine of sovereign immunity. The trial court denied the plea, and MD Anderson appeals. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 51.014(a)(8). We reverse and render a judgment…