Split Texas High Court Deems Care Home’s Negligence A ‘Health Care Liability Claim’

(August 22, 2023, 8:58 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court issued a mandate finalizing its judgment after a divided court issued an opinion finding that a premises liability claim against an assisted living facility whose employee was helping a resident with her walker when she suffered a fatal injury in a fall constituted a health care liability claim (HCLC) under the Texas Medical Liability Act (TMLA)....