I've already followed up that I had not read the statute or opinion, and that my comment was based on a news story I read suggesting the Court made issue of her failure to put on proof tracking the requirement of the statute.
But, this is BS. I did not remotely suggest that using magic words would have won the day. I have already agreed with the opposite - that the outcome was preordained and the opinion was written to reach that preordained outcome.
On the other hand, what I suggested generally is fact. ALL proof of medical causation in Texas must be based on a reasonable degree of medical certainty, and not possibility. The jargon "reasonable medical probability" is typically used, but is not required. Failure to meet this standard results in exclusion of the medical testimony and is typically fatal to a plaintiff.