Garland D. Anderson, M.D., Randal J. Urban, M.D., Billy U. Philips, Ph.D, Vicent A. Resto, M.D., Henry F. Epstein, M.D., David H. Walker,M.D., Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., M.D. and Robert M. Hirschfeld

State: Texas

Court: Texas Northern District Court

Docket No: 01-11-00303-CV

Case Date: 11/10/2011

Plaintiff: Garland D. Anderson, M.D., Randal J. Urban, M.D., Billy U. Philips, Ph.D, Vicent A. Resto, M.D., Hen

Defendant: David Bessman, M.D., Hari Dayal, PH.D,. David H

Preview:Opinion issued November 10, 2011.

Court of Appeals First District of Texas
NO. 01-11-00303-CV For The

In The

GARLAND D. ANDERSON, M.D., RANDAL J. URBAN, M.D., BILLY U. PHILIPS, PH.D., VICENTE A. RESTO, M.D., HENRY F. EPSTEIN, M.D., DAVID H. WALKER, M.D., COURTNEY M. TOWNSEND, JR., M.D., AND ROBERT M. HIRSCHFELD, M.D., Appellants V. DAVID BESSMAN, M.D., HARI DAYAL, PH.D., S. DAVID HUDNALL, M.D., GOLDA ANNE KEVETTER LEONARD, PH.D., GREGG T. NAGLE, PH.D., WILLIAM H. NEALON, M.D., BRIAN PEERCE, PH.D., NANCY K. WILLS, PH.D., AND CHARLES E. HOLZER III, PH.D., Appellees On Appeal from the 212th District Court Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 10CV4210

OPINION Due to financial exigencies that Hurricane Ike created, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) terminated a number of its faculty positions. The medical school`s provost coordinated the

termination process, and department chairs recommended faculty members from their departments for termination. A group of faculty members,1

whose positions the school terminated, sued the provost and several department chairs (collectively, the administrators),2 asserting various tort claims. Relying on section 101.106(f) of the Texas Tort Claims Act, the administrators moved to dismiss the suit brought against them. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN.

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