McCall v. Dallas County Hospital District

OPINION

W.G. ARNOT, III, Chief Justice.

Edward Eugene McCall, a patient at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, went into cardiac arrest on March 5, 1991. The staff was able to resuscitate Mr. McCall, but he suffered permanent brain damage due to an oxygen deficiency. Mr. McCall was placed on life support until March 23, when he died. Mr. McCall’s wife, Betty Jane, and their three children brought wrongful death and survival actions against Parkland. Parkland moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment, and the McCalls appealed. The Fifth Court of Appeals reversed the trial…