Texas Appeals Court Reinstates Suit Over Death Following Hospital Transfer

Mealey's (March 11, 2019, 8:05 PM EDT) -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An expert report supported a plaintiff’s contention that nurses’ failure to tell an obstetrician a patient’s test results deprived him of key information in deciding whether to transfer a pregnant woman to another hospital, a Texas appeals court concluded Feb. 28 in reinstating claims over her death after the transfer (Maria Zamarripa, et al. v. Columbia Valley Health Care System L.P., No. 13-18-00231, Texas App., 13th Dist., 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 1485)....