Aetna Life Insurance Company and Aetna Health Inc. v. Kindred Hospitals Limited Partnership D/B/A Kindrend Hospital Houston Medical Center THC Houston, Inc. D/B/A Kindred Hospital

Opinion

DISMISS; and Opinion Filed August 21, 2019.

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-01521-CV

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AETNA HEALTH INC., Appellant V. KINDRED HOSPITALS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A KINDREND HOSPITAL HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER; THC HOUSTON, INC. D/B/A KINDRED HOSPITAL- BAY AREA AND D/B/A KINDRED HOSPITAL HOUSTON-NORTHWEST; AND TRANSITIONAL HOSPITALS CORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. D/B/A KINDRED HOSPITAL TARRANT COUNTY-FORT WORTH SOUTHWEST, Appellees

On Appeal from the 101st Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-13831

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Schenck, Osborne, and Reichek Opinion by Justice Schenck Before the Court is the parties’ August 19, 2019 joint motion to dismiss this appeal with

prejudice. In the motion, the parties state they have reached a settlement and agree to dismiss the

appeal.

We grant the motion and dismiss this appeal.

/David J. Schenck/ 181521F.P05 DAVID J. SCHENCK JUSTICE Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY On Appeal from the 101st Judicial District AND AETNA HEALTH INC., Appellants Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-13831. No. 05-18-01521-CV V. Opinion delivered by Justice Schenck, Justices Osborne and Reichek participating. KINDRED HOSPITALS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A KINDREND HOSPITAL HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER; THC HOUSTON, INC. D/B/A KINDRED HOSPITAL-BAY AREA AND D/B/A KINDRED HOSPITAL HOUSTON-NORTHWEST; AND TRANSITIONAL HOSPITALS CORPORATION OF TEXAS, INC. D/B/A KINDRED HOSPITAL TARRANT COUNTY-FORT WORTH SOUTHWEST, Appellees

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS this appeal with prejudice.

We ORDER that each party bear its own costs of this appeal.

Judgment entered this 21st day of August, 2019.

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