TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY v. BUFORD

No. 11-10-00033-CV.

334 S.W.3d 334 (2010)

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, Appellant, v. Loretta BUFORD, Individually and as Heir to and on Behalf of the Estate of Stefanee Buford, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

December 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Giberson , Assistant Attorney General of Texas, Austin, for appellant.

James Craig Orr , Eric D. Pearson , Heygood Orr & Pearson, Dallas, for appellee.

Dena B. Mastrogiovanni , Susan Cooley, Schell Cooley, L.L.P., Addison, Max E. Wright , Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P., Midland, for other parties.

Max E. Wright , Midland, Jennifer L. Cairns , for Mylan.

Panel consists of: WRIGHT, C.J., McCALL, J., and STRANGE, J.


OPINION

JIM R. WRIGHT, Chief Justice.

In this medical malpractice suit, the trial court denied a plea to the jurisdiction filed by Texas Tech University Health Science Center. We reverse and render a judgment of dismissal.

For purposes of the plea to the jurisdiction, the facts do not appear to be disputed. Stefanee Buford1 entered Medical Center Hospital on April 2, 2006....

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