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.

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

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

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

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice

Suspicion alone warrants stopping heparin therapy

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Robert Painter
Some thoughts for plaintiffs getting ready for deposition in a Texas medical malpractice case
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Some thoughts for plaintiffs getting ready for deposition in a Texas medical malpractice case

These tips will help plaintiffs give truthful, credible deposition testimony

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Robert Painter
Houston Court of Appeals rules that medical spa negligence claim isn't subject to medical malpractice tort reform requirements
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Houston Court of Appeals rules that medical spa negligence claim isn't subject to medical malpractice tort reform requirements

Key fact was that there was no doctor-patient relationship

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Robert Painter
Patient falls at nursing home, causing brain bleeding, death
medical malpractice brain injuries

Patient falls at nursing home, causing brain bleeding, death

Patient had history of falls at nursing home and medical record identified him as high fall risk

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Robert Painter
The roles of the guardian ad litem and structured settlement in a Texas medical malpractice case involving a minor
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The roles of the guardian ad litem and structured settlement in a Texas medical malpractice case involving a minor

After a case involving a minor settles, there's some additional work to be done before funding

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Robert Painter
Hospital sodium management, central pontine myelinolysis, and brain injury
medical malpractice brain injuries

Hospital sodium management, central pontine myelinolysis, and brain injury

When doctors and nurses correct a low sodium levels too quickly, it can cause a permanent brain injury or death

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Robert Painter
Low sodium levels in the blood after surgery can be dangerous
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Low sodium levels in the blood after surgery can be dangerous

The sodium-fluid balance is sensitive and can cause brain damage if mismanaged after surgery

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Robert Painter