ROMERO v. LIEBERMAN

No. 10-0134.

332 S.W.3d 403 (2011)

Cesar ROMERO, M.D., Anthony Claxton, M.D., and David Korman, M.D., Petitioners, v. Jacob LIEBERMAN on behalf of the Estate of Larry LIEBERMAN, deceased, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg W. Abbott , Attorney General of Texas, Clarence Andrew Weber , Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, David S. Morales , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Deputy First Assistant Attorney General, Nelly R. Herrera , Office of the Attorney General, Tort Litigation Division, S. Ronald Keister , Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Tort Litigation Division, Ruth Ruggero Hughs , William J. "Bill" Cobb III , Office of the Attorney General, Daniel T. Hodge , First Asst. Attorney General, David C. Mattax , Director of Defense Litigation, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Cesar Romero, M.D.

John J. Grost , El Paso, TX, for Jacob Lieberman.


PER CURIAM.

After Larry Lieberman, a psychiatric patient at Terrell State Hospital, died of sepsis allegedly as a result of a complete lack of care, his father, respondent Jacob Lieberman, sued petitioners, Doctors Romero, Claxton, and Korman. The doctors moved to dismiss the suit against them under section 101.106(f) of the Texas Tort Claims Act, TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 101.106(f), and brought a plea to the jurisdiction on the same ground, claiming...

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