The Appellate Record Blog: Giddy Up--It's Argument Week

There's no denying it. We're into the thick of another term at the SCOTX and next week is argument week again. Here's what the high nine have on their plate:

November 8, 2011

• Texas West Oaks Hospital, LP and Texas Hospital Holdings, LLC v. Frederick Williams, No. 10-0603--The expert report hits just keep on coming. If a health care worker is injured by a patient, is THAT a health care liability claim when he sues the hospital?
• In re the Commitment of Michael Bohannan, No. 10-0605--In a second expert case of the day, the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act requires "experts" to be used in making the determination to commit someone. Did the trial court err in finding that this witness was not qualified?