Texas Supreme Court
In Re North Cypress Medical Center Operating Co., Ltd., Relator
April 27, 2018559 S.W.3d 128
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's denial of the relator's request for discovery of the hospital's charge records, holding that the request was not proportional and amounted to a fishing expedition. The Court also reiterated that a hospital lien must be for reasonable and necessary charges under the Hospital Lien Act. Proportionality under Tex. R. Civ. P. 192.4(b) governs the scope of permissible discovery.