April 15, 2005
Court Ruling Allows Medical City to Continue Using “Medical City Children’s”

Federal Court denies Children’s Medical Center’s application for a preliminary injunction 



On April 14, 2005, the Federal Court in Dallas denied Children’s Medical Center’s (“CMC”) application for a preliminary injunction that would have required Medical City to stop using “Medical City Children’s” to identify its children’s healthcare services. 



Ruling from the bench, Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan held that CMC had failed to show it was likely to prove it had trademark rights in the word “Children’s,” or that Medical City’s use of “Medical City Children’s” would cause CMC irreparable harm, justifying a preliminary injunction. As a result of the court's ruling in its favor, Medical City will continue to operate its children's hospital as Medical City Children's. 


The lawsuit (Children’s Medical Center of Dallas vs. Columbia Hospital at Medical City Dallas Subsidiary, L.P.) was filed on Nov. 12, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. 

Trial is expected in fall 2005.

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