Painter Law Firm

Poor nursing communication causes needless hospital injuries and deaths

Nurse-doctor communication is such a problem that the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires all hospitals to create policies and procedures to improve nursing communication of critical lab values

Painter Law Firm wins medical malpractice settlement of $3,925,000.00

Now this teenager's family has the funds they need to care for their child, who was brain injured because of a Houston-area hospital's negligence

Smart Business Contracts: Legal Tips (part II of III)

How to write contracts that do the job and reduce problems

Rising health care costs aren't because of medical malpractice claims

Insurance company payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits are at a historic low, yet health care costs continue to rise. This shows that further tort reform is unneeded and would be ineffective

Start a business: Legal tips (part I of III)

How to get your business started

Developments in Texas Advance Directives

An issue involving medical futility may come up at any time, whether the patient is young or old, insured or uninsured.

The profits and perils of supplying to Wal-Mart

The world's biggest retailer works with thousands of small suppliers on a regular basis. But landing a contract comes with downsides worth considering before applying

Death panels already exist

Although there has been talk of "death panels" during the health care reform debate, we have had them for over a decade in Texas