OPINION
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(Tex. 2011)(Opinion by Justice )
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OPINION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS BELOW: Court of Appeals
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Also see: Texas Causes of Action | 2011 Texas Supreme Court Opinions | 2011 Tex Sup Ct Per Curiams
St. David's Healthcare Partnership, L.P.,
No. 10-0524 (Tex. Aug. 26, 2011)(per curiam opinion)(slip and fall as HCLC)
ST. DAVID'S HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP, L.P., LLP D/B/A ST. DAVID'S HOSPITAL AND ST. DAVID'S
COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION v. GENARO ESPARZA, JR.; from Travis County; 3rd district (03-09-00734-
CV, 315 SW3d 601, 05-13-10)
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and without hearing
oral argument, the Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and remands the case to the trial court.
Per Curiam Opinion [pdf]
In this case, we decide whether a patient’s claim against a hospital for injuries suffered when
he slipped and fell on a lubricating gel that fell to the floor of his hospital room during or
immediately after a bladder scan is a health care liability claim. We hold that it is. Accordingly,
we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and remand the case to the trial court with instructions
to dismiss Esparza’s claims and for further proceedings consistent with this opinion
Link to e-briefs: ST. DAVID'S HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP, L.P. v. ESPARZA