Painter Law Firm

Lawsuit: Memorial Hermann Southwest Medical Center surgeons botch treatment of complication (filed by Attorney Robert Painter)

One week delay in fixing hole in small intestine leads to a year and a half of internal infections, MRSA, and an open abdominal wound

It took 100+ days of hospital, nursing home, and rehabilitation center inpatient care and a year and a half for the bedsores to heal and close

38-year-old man goes to an ER three days in a row, has massive stroke shortly after discharge on third day

Poor preparation for anesthesia and immobility can cause nerve injuries

Heat stroke is an emergency medical condition that, if not treated properly, can cause organ damage or death

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) says that medication errors cause at least one death a day and injure 1.3 million people a year

With every passing minute, a stroke patient loses about two million neurons or brain cells

Whether treatment by medications or cardiac ablation, there are serious risks

Two surgeons overlooks filed hiatal hernia repair, leaving patient with lifetime inability to hold down food

Some neurosurgeons turn over too many responsibilities to less-trained mid-level providers