suitable expert claim in Texas

2026The goal of section 74.351 is to “deter frivolous lawsuits by requiring a claimant early in litigation to produce the opinion of a suitable expert that his claim has merit.” Columbia Valley Healthcare Sys., L.P. v. Zamarripa, 526 S.W.3d 453, 460 (Tex. 2017) (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Certified EMS, Inc. v. Potts, 392 S.W.3d 625, 631 (Tex. 2013) (expert report requirement is “a threshold mechanism to dispose of claims lacking merit . . .”). 1 Pumphrey served Dr. Nambiar with a Supplemental Expert Report on December 19, 2025.

2025Laws 847 , 884. 3 Id. 4 Id. 4 opinion of a suitable expert that his claim has merit.’” 5 The fundamental goal is “to make health care in Texas more available and less expensive by reducing the cost of health care liability claims.” 6 Chapter 74 thus requires “a written report by an expert that provides a fair summary of the expert’s opinions . . . regarding applicable standards of care, the manner in which the care rendered . . . failed to meet the standards, and the causal relationship between that failure and the injury, harm, or damages claimed.” 7 While the report “need not marshal all the

2025Laws 847 , 884. 3 Id. 4 Id. 4 opinion of a suitable expert that his claim has merit.’” 5 The fundamental goal is “to make health care in Texas more available and less expensive by reducing the cost of health care liability claims.” 6 Chapter 74 thus requires “a written report by an expert that provides a fair summary of the expert’s opinions . . . regarding applicable standards of care, the manner in which the care rendered . . . failed to meet the standards, and the causal relationship between that failure and the injury, harm, or damages claimed.” 7 While the report “need not marshal all the

2025Laws 847 , 884. 3 Id. 4 Id. 4 opinion of a suitable expert that his claim has merit.’” 5 The fundamental goal is “to make health care in Texas more available and less expensive by reducing the cost of health care liability claims.” 6 Chapter 74 thus requires “a written report by an expert that provides a fair summary of the expert’s opinions . . . regarding applicable standards of care, the manner in which the care rendered . . . failed to meet the standards, and the causal relationship between that failure and the injury, harm, or damages claimed.” 7 While the report “need not marshal all the

2024Tex., 563 S.W.3d 219, 223 (Tex. 2018) (per curiam).

2023Tex., 563 S.W.3d 219, 223 (Tex. 2018) (per curiam).

2024See Zamarripa, 526 S.W.3d at 460 (stating Section 74.351 intended to deter frivolous health care liability claims “by requiring a claimant early in litigation to produce the opinion of a suitable expert that his claim has merit”) (quoting Scoresby, 346 S.W.3d at 552 ); see also Loaisiga, 379 S.W.3d at 264 (stating expert report requirement creates “a low threshold a person claiming against a health care provider must cross merely to show that his claim is not frivolous”).

2019Therefore, “[a]n expert report . . . is a low threshold a person [bringing a claim] against a health care provider must cross merely to show that his claim is not frivolous.” Loaisiga v. Cerda, 379 S.W.3d 248, 264 (Tex. 2012).

2026The goal of section 74.351 is to “deter frivolous lawsuits by requiring a claimant early in litigation to produce the opinion of a suitable expert that his claim has merit.” Columbia Valley Healthcare Sys., L.P. v. Zamarripa, 526 S.W.3d 453, 460 (Tex. 2017) (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Certified EMS, Inc. v. Potts, 392 S.W.3d 625, 631 (Tex. 2013) (expert report requirement is “a threshold mechanism to dispose of claims lacking merit . . .”). 1 Pumphrey served Dr. Nambiar with a Supplemental Expert Report on December 19, 2025.

2025Transitional Care Ctrs. of Tex., Inc. v. Palacios, 46 S.W.3d 873, 877 (Tex. 2001))). 7 Tex. Civ.

2025Horizons, II, Ltd. v. Milner, 575 S.W.3d 53, 59 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2019, no pet.) (citing TEX.