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METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM v. RANKIN

No. 08-0316.

307 S.W.3d 283 (2010)

METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P., W.C. Schorlemer, M.D., and Robert Schorlemer, M.D., Petitioners, v. Emmalene RANKIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided March 12, 2010.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemarie Kanusky, Bertina Buran York, Charles A. Deacon, W. Wendell Hall, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., San Antonio, for Petitioners, Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, Ltd.

R. Brent Cooper, Diana L. Faust, Devon J. Singh, Richard Clark Harrist, Cooper & Scully, P.C., Scot Tyler Scheuerman, Scheuerman Law Firm, San Antonio, for Petitioners, Robert Schorlemer, M.D.

Carl Robin Teague, David M. Adkisson, Begum & Tijerina, L.L., San Antonio, for Respondent.

Michael S. Hull, Hull Hendricks & MacRae, L.L.P., Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Alliance for Patient Access.

Lisa Bowlin Hobbs, Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Health Resources.

James C. Ho, Solicitor General of Texas, for Amicus Curiae State of Texas.

Justice WILLETT delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case pits the ten-year statute of repose for healthcare-liability claims1 against the Texas Constitution's Open Courts provision.2 We examine for the first time whether the latter saves a malpractice claim if the former has expired. The answer is no.

The Open Courts provision does not confer an open-ended and perpetual right to sue; it "merely...

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