In a case of first impression, Texas’ 2nd Court of Appeals in Fort Worth held April 27 that the so-called patient’s bill of rights allows a patient to sue a state mental hospital for personal injuries.
In Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation v. Lee, the plaintiff claims she was sexually assaulted by an HIV-patient while she was being treated at Wichita Falls State Hospital for a mental disorder.
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