William David Reagan, Petitioners v. Lester Vaughn, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that a child may recover for loss of parental consortium when a parent suffers a serious, permanent, and disabling injury caused by a third party, and reversed the appellate court’s deletion of Julia Reagan’s $200,000 loss‑of‑consortium award while affirming the rest of the judgment; the Court also affirmed that the child could not recover mental‑anguish damages because she was not present at the scene of the injury. Justice Hecht and Justice Doggett filed partial concurrences and dissents challenging the new cause of action and the denial of mental‑anguish recovery.