On June 6, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a 5-4 opinion in Leibman v. Waldroup , No. 23-0317, a closely watched case testing the boundaries of the Texas Medical Liability Act (TMLA). At issue was whether a physician’s conduct—authoring letters for a former patient supporting the need for a service animal—constituted a “health care liability claim” (HCLC) subject to the procedural requirements of Chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The Court said no

By Zeke Moya, Trial Counsel for Petitioner in Renaissance Medical Foundation v. Lugo On May 23, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision in Renaissance Medical Foundation v. Lugo , addressing whether a nonprofit health organization (NPHO) can be held vicariously liable for the alleged negligence of its employed physician. I had the honor of serving as trial counsel for the petitioner, Renaissance Medical Foundation, in this pivotal case. The Core Leg

The Texas Supreme Court is reviewing the case of Maurice N. Leibman v. Cleveratta and James Waldroup, Individually and As Next Friends of R.W., a Minor (No. 23-0317; granted September 27, 2024). The Court has accepted the petition for review filed by the defendant physician, Dr. Leibman, challenging the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals' decision. This decision determined that Dr. Leibman's issuance of a letter to his patient concerning the suitability of a pit bull as a servic