A unanimous Texas Supreme Court ruling on June 26 said Soren Aldaco’s 2023 malpractice claims were filed on time, overturning a lower court decision that had barred the case.
The justices held the 2-year limitations period began when the alleged injury occurred, not when Aldaco’s therapist wrote a February 2021 recommendation letter for her surgery.
That appeal covers Aldaco’s former therapist and counseling group; attorneys for the surgeons and medical practice said their separate dismissal rested on unrelated grounds.
Aldaco called the decision a major precedent for trans-related malpractice cases, said she will keep pursuing the lawsuit, and plans to push Texas lawmakers to extend filing windows for similar claims.