Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2014

CHCA West Houston, L.P. D/B/A West Houston Medical Center v. Christa Shelley

CHCA West Houston, L.P. D/B/A West Houston Medical Center v. Christa Shelley
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 15, 2014

CHCA West Houston, L.P. D/B/A West Houston Medical Center v. Christa Shelley

Opinion

July 15, 2014

JUDGMENT The Fourteenth Court of Appeals CHCA WEST HOUSTON, L.P. D/B/A WEST HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant NO. 14-13-00499-CV CHRISTA SHELLEY, Appellee ________________________________ This cause, an appeal from the order in favor of appellee, Christa Shelley, signed, May 17, 2013, was heard on the transcript of the record. We have inspected the record and find error in the order. We therefore order the order of the court below REVERSED and REMAND with instructions to the trial court (1) to dismiss appellee Christa Shelley’s claims with prejudice under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 74.351(b), (2) to conduct further proceedings to determine the amount of reasonable attorney’s fees to be awarded to appellant CHCA West Houston, L.P. d/b/a West Houston Medical Center (hereinafter “the Hospital”) under this statute, and (3) to award the Hospital reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs incurred by the Hospital. We further order that all costs incurred by reason of this appeal be paid by appellee Christa Shelley. We further order this decision certified below for observance.

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