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.

Liens and subrogations: What they mean in Texas medical malpractice cases

Liens and subrogations: What they mean in Texas medical malpractice cases

Resolution and pay-off negotiations are important post-settlement tasks

Aqueductal stenosis, obstructive hydrocephalus, and the risks of delaying surgery

Aqueductal stenosis, obstructive hydrocephalus, and the risks of delaying surgery

Fast action may be needed when there's a change in neuro status

Why is a proper pre-anesthesia evaluation so important?

Why is a proper pre-anesthesia evaluation so important?

A pre-anesthesia assessment protects patients from avoidable risks during general anesthesia and surgery

Radiology follow through and medical malpractice

Radiology follow through and medical malpractice

When radiologist recommendations are ignored by ordering physicians it may cause needless danger for patients

New accreditation standards for preeclampsia management

New accreditation standards for preeclampsia management

Maternal high blood pressure during pregnancy can harm moms and babies

New accreditation standards require better hospital preparation to handle maternal bleeding around childbirth

New accreditation standards require better hospital preparation to handle maternal bleeding around childbirth

Maternal hemorrhaging rates have more than doubled in the past three decades

Houston lawsuit: Informed consent, surgical time-out mishap leads to unwanted sterilization during planned C-Section surgery

Houston lawsuit: Informed consent, surgical time-out mishap leads to unwanted sterilization during planned C-Section surgery

Plaintiff alleges that paperwork was inconsistent and OR staff didn't notice because they didn't conduct a mandatory surgical time-out

A matter of life and death: Triage and hospital emergency rooms

A matter of life and death: Triage and hospital emergency rooms

Triage nurses are supposed to put people with dangerous, unstable medical conditions at the head of the line, but it doesn't always happen

Hospital, doctors fail to apply c-collar to car wreck patient, leading to quadriplegia

Hospital, doctors fail to apply c-collar to car wreck patient, leading to quadriplegia

A c-collar protects the neck and cervical spine until a CT scan can be done to show whether there's a dangerous injury

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice

Suspicion alone warrants stopping heparin therapy