§ 74.201 Application of Res Ipsa Loquitur

Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 74 > Subchapter E - Res Ipsa Loquitur

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Health care: means any act or treatment performed or furnished, or that should have been performed or furnished, by any health care provider for, to, or on behalf of a patient during the patient's medical care, treatment, or confinement. See Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 74.001