The Texas Tribune reports that the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that injuries unrelated to medical error are still subject to Texas’ strict medical malpractice caps – continuing Texas’ reputation as one of the most anti-civil justice jurisdictions in the nation.
The case was filed by Irving Marks, who fell at Houston’s St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in 2000 while recovering from surgery. The suit claimed a broken hospital bed caused to Mark’s fall and therefore he should be entitled to sue the hospital for unlimited damages.
