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.

Conroe doctor's over-prescriptions lead to death, arrest, and suspended medical license
medical malpractice drugs and medications

Conroe doctor's over-prescriptions lead to death, arrest, and suspended medical license

The Texas Medical Board has been cracking down on pill mills and other doctors who are over-prescribing dangerous medications

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
What you should know about how financial interests sometimes influence physician medical decisions and recommendations
medical malpractice patient safety

What you should know about how financial interests sometimes influence physician medical decisions and recommendations

Savvy patients ask questions and may get a second opinion

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Robert Painter
Why are many hospitals more dangerous to patients during holidays?
medical malpractice hospitals

Why are many hospitals more dangerous to patients during holidays?

Hospital-acquired injuries are more common over holidays

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Robert Painter
Overcoming the challenges of proving loss of future earning capacity when you're under-employed or temporarily unemployed
medical malpractice damages and caps

Overcoming the challenges of proving loss of future earning capacity when you're under-employed or temporarily unemployed

Under Texas law, there's an important distinction between lost future wages and loss of future earning capacity

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Robert Painter
Obstructive sleep apnea and anesthesia: A potentially deadly combination if the anesthesiologist doesn't plan ahead
medical malpractice anesthesia

Obstructive sleep apnea and anesthesia: A potentially deadly combination if the anesthesiologist doesn't plan ahead

80% of people with obstructive sleep apnea haven't been diagnosed, so anesthesia providers must give careful attention

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Robert Painter
Why your surgeon or anesthesiologist might not be the one working on you in the operating room
medical malpractice anesthesia

Why your surgeon or anesthesiologist might not be the one working on you in the operating room

Learn the secret shell game that occurs daily at many major hospitals

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Robert Painter
What you should know about the new colorectal cancer screening recommendations
medical malpractice cancer

What you should know about the new colorectal cancer screening recommendations

For average-risk patients, the guidelines no longer recommend an annual colonoscopy beginning at age 50

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital hit with Medicare quality of care violation
medical malpractice memorial hermann

Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital hit with Medicare quality of care violation

If a patient is seriously injured or dies because a hospital isn't prepared for an emergency, it's medical malpractice

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Robert Painter
Are freestanding outpatient imaging centers as safe as hospitals for MRI or CT scans?
medical malpractice radiology

Are freestanding outpatient imaging centers as safe as hospitals for MRI or CT scans?

Imaging quality may be similar, but hospitals are better equipped for the occasional life-threatening emergencies that will occur

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Robert Painter
A CT scan with barium contrast is risky for patients who recently had any abdominal surgery
medical malpractice radiology

A CT scan with barium contrast is risky for patients who recently had any abdominal surgery

Bowel perforation are known complications of abdominal surgery, and can be a life-threatening combination when mixed with barium contrast

Robert Painter
Robert Painter