Columbia Medical Center of Arlington Subsidiary, L.P. D/B/A Medical City Arlington And HCA, Inc. D/B/A HCA Healthcare v. J.B., Jr., Individually and as Representative of the Estate of I.B., and Next Friend of J.B. and L.B., Minors

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 4, 2021
• Docket: 02-20-00190-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth No. 02-20-00190-CV

COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF § On Appeal from the 17th District Court ARLINGTON SUBSIDIARY, L.P. D/B/A MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON; AND HCA, INC. D/B/A HCA HEALTHCARE, Appellants § of Tarrant County (017-312807-19)

V. § November 4, 2021 J.B., JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF I.B., DECEASED, AND NEXT FRIEND OF J.B. AND L.B., MINORS, Appellee § Memorandum Opinion by Justice Kerr

JUDGMENT

This court has considered the record on appeal in this case and holds that there

was error in the trial court’s order. It is ordered that the trial court’s order overruling

Appellants Columbia Medical Center of Arlington Subsidiary, L.P. d/b/a Medical City

Arlington and HCA, Inc. d/b/a HCA Healthcare’s objections to the expert report of Dr. Cam Patterson and denying Appellants’ motion to dismiss is reversed and the case

is remanded to the trial court so that it can consider whether to grant a 30-day

extension to cure the report’s deficiencies.

It is further ordered that Appellee J.B., Jr., Individually and as Representative of

the Estate of I.B., Deceased, and Next Friend of J.B. and L.B., Minors, must pay all

costs of this appeal.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS

By _/s/ Elizabeth Kerr__________________ Justice Elizabeth Kerr