ROMERO v. KPH CONSOL., INC.

No. 03-0497.

166 S.W.3d 212 (2005)

Dolores ROMERO, et al., Petitioners, v. KPH CONSOLIDATION, INC. d/b/a Columbia Kingwood Medical Center, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided May 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Hogan Jr., Hogan & Hogan, L.L.P., Jennifer Bruch Hogan, Hogan & Hogan, L.L.P., Houston, Tommy Jacks, Mithoff & Jacks, L.L.P., Austin, Janie L. Jordan, Richard Warren Mithoff, Mithoff & Jacks, L.L.P., Houston, William Powers Jr., The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Steven Goode, The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, for petitioners.

Mike A. Hatchell, Locke Liddell & Sapp, LLP, Austin, Richard A. Sheehy, Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, P.C., M. Randall Jones, McFall Sherwood & Sheehy, Houston, Russell H. McMains, Law Offices of Russell H. McMains, Corpus Christi, and John S. Serpe, Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, P.C., Houston, for respondent.

Charles W. Bailey, Matthew T. Wall, Texas Hospital Association, Michael S. Hull, Hull Hendricks & MacRae, L.L.P., Austin, P. Michael Jung, Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Dallas, Wright Brown & Close, LLP, Houston, for Amicus Curiae.


Justice HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice OWEN, Justice O'NEILL, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice MEDINA, and Justice GREEN joined.

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