Robert Painter

Robert Painter

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Robert Painter is an award-winning medical malpractice attorney at Painter Law Firm Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Houston, Texas. He is a former hospital administrator who represents patients and family members in medical negligence and wrongful death lawsuits all over Texas. Contact him for a free consultation and strategy session by calling 281-580-8800 or emailing him right now.

Patient safety in America is in bad shape
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Patient safety in America is in bad shape

A 2017 study found that medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death, accounting for some 250,000 avoidable deaths each year.

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Data show a big difference between hospital and office anesthesia safety
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Data show a big difference between hospital and office anesthesia safety

From a medical malpractice perspective, how can patients ensure they are receiving safe and effective anesthesia care outside of a hospital setting?

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Robert Painter
Can bariatric surgery errors cause inability to keep food down?
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Can bariatric surgery errors cause inability to keep food down?

Important questions to ask before considering bariatric weight loss surgery from an attorney's perspective.

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Robert Painter
How to prove a DVT/pulmonary embolism medical malpractice case in Texas
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How to prove a DVT/pulmonary embolism medical malpractice case in Texas

The story of Cody: A medical malpractice case of a DVT patient who died of pulmonary embolism.

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Robert Painter
Fever during labor and delivery as a cause of brain injury
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Fever during labor and delivery as a cause of brain injury

Maternal fever can cause hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy birth injury

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Robert Painter
The importance of preoperative medical evaluation: Lessons from medical malpractice cases
medical malpractice surgery

The importance of preoperative medical evaluation: Lessons from medical malpractice cases

Recent study calls into question value of medical clearance

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Robert Painter
Sickle cell disease: Diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice
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Sickle cell disease: Diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice

Sickle cell patients are sometimes misdiagnosed, accused of seeking pain meds

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Robert Painter
Understanding advanced practice nurses and their scope of practice and accountability in Texas
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Understanding advanced practice nurses and their scope of practice and accountability in Texas

Medical malpractice claims against nurse practitioners are on the rise

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Robert Painter
Medical malpractice in foot and ankle surgery: Comparing podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons
medical malpractice surgery

Medical malpractice in foot and ankle surgery: Comparing podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons

Minimizing medical negligence risk is a key to patient safety

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Hospitals are responsible for poor communication of critical values by their labs
medical malpractice patient safety

Hospitals are responsible for poor communication of critical values by their labs

Critical lab values may reveal a life-threatening condition

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Robert Painter