Texas Panel Upholds Allowance Of Experts For Mentally Disabled Sex Assault Victim

Mealey's (March 17, 2020, 1:18 PM EDT) -- SAN ANTONIO — A trial court properly overruled objections to expert opinions that the operator of a long-term care group home for mentally disabled adults caused a 59-year-old blind and mute woman to be sexually assaulted during an outing by not telling caregivers that she needed constant watching to prevent harm by others, a Texas appeals court panel held March 11 (Premieant Incorporated v. Constance Snowden, No. 04-19-00238-CV, Texas App. 4th Dist., 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 2187)....