HARRIS METHODIST FORT WORTH v. OLLIE

No. 09-0025.

342 S.W.3d 525 (2011)

HARRIS METHODIST FORT WORTH, Petitioner, v. Jo Fawn OLLIE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

May 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory P. Blaies , Grant D. Blaies , Blaies & Hightower, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, for Harris Methodist Fort Worth.

Jack Gilbert Duffy Jr. , Attorney at Law, Haltom City, TX, for Jo Fawn Ollie.


PER CURIAM.

At issue in this appeal is whether a patient's claim against a hospital for injuries suffered when she slipped and fell on a wet bathroom floor during her post-operative confinement constitutes a health care liability claim (HCLC). We hold that it does.

Jo Fawn Ollie underwent total arthroplasty knee replacement surgery at Harris Methodist Hospital. She alleges that during her post-surgery hospitalization she took a bath, slipped on the wet floor...

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