William David Reagan, Petitioners v. Lester Vaughn, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that a child may recover damages for loss of parental consortium when a parent suffers a serious, permanent injury caused by a third party, but rejected the child's claim for mental‑anguish damages. The Court reversed the appellate court’s deletion of the $200,000 loss‑of‑parental‑consortium award and affirmed the remainder of the judgment. The decision was accompanied by a partial concurrence/dissent by Justice Hecht and a partial concurrence/dissent by Justice Doggett, each contesting aspects of the majority’s reasoning.