Christus Health Gulf Coast (as an Entity, D/b/a Christus St. Catherine Hospital, and Formerly D/b/a Christus St…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the post‑mortem fraud claim against CHRISTUS Health is a health‑care liability claim, that the claim is barred by the two‑year statute of limitations because it does not relate back to the original pleading, and that the Court of Appeals did not err in vacating the monetary sanctions. Accordingly, the Court reversed the appellate decision on the liability issue, affirmed the appellate decision on sanctions, and entered judgment for the hospital.