Klein v. Hernandez’s Empirical Analysis
2008
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 152nd Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Texas a & M University System v. Koseoglu · Palestine Contractors, Inc. v. Perkins · Bally Total Fitness Corp. v. Jackson · Stary v. DeBord · Valley Baptist Medical Center v. Gonzalez Ex Rel. M.G.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) A medical and dental unit, supported medical or dental school, or coordinating entity engaged in coordinated or cooperative medical or dental clinical education under Section 312.004, including patient care and the provision or performance of health or dental services or research at a public hospital, is not liable for its acts and omissions in connection with those activities except to the extent and up to the maximum amount of liability of state government under Section 101.023(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, for the acts and omissions of a governmental unit of state government under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. (b) The limitation on liability provided by this section applies regardless of whether the medical and dental unit, supported medical or dental school, or coordinating entity is a "governmental unit” as defined by Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Section 312.007, entitled "Individual Liability,” provides, (a) A medical and dental unit, supported medical or dental school, or coordinating entity is a state agency, and a director, trustee, officer, intern, resident, fellow, faculty member, or other associated health care professional or employee of a medical and dental unit, supported medical or dental school, or coordinating entity is an employee of a state agency for purposes of Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and for purposes of determining the liability, if any, of the person for the person's acts or omis”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Klein v. Hernandez“A ... supported medical ... school ... is a state agency.” The second independent clause would read:”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Saade v. Villarreal
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.