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.

Newborn strokes, cerebral palsy, and medical malpractice
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Newborn strokes, cerebral palsy, and medical malpractice

Strokes at or around the time birth can cause brain damage or cerebral palsy

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Robert Painter
What you should know to tell if you have a cold, a virus, or something worse
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What you should know to tell if you have a cold, a virus, or something worse

Patients and doctors should pay attention to cold symptoms that last too long

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Robert Painter
Is it possible to get punitive damages in a Texas medical malpractice lawsuit?
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Is it possible to get punitive damages in a Texas medical malpractice lawsuit?

Painter Law Firm's frequently asked question (FAQ) series

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Robert Painter
Why it's important for nurses and doctors to take seriously patient complaints of pain
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Why it's important for nurses and doctors to take seriously patient complaints of pain

Pain is often described as the fifth vital sign

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Robert Painter
Therapeutic hypothermia cooling therapy may hide newborn brain injuries
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Therapeutic hypothermia cooling therapy may hide newborn brain injuries

This standard treatment can reduce the degree of brain damage caused that low oxygen causes in infants, but can also obscure permanent injuries

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Robert Painter
How do caps apply to what I can recover in a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit in Texas?
medical malpractice damages and caps

How do caps apply to what I can recover in a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit in Texas?

Painter Law Firm's frequently asked question (FAQ) series

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Robert Painter
How does a Texas wrongful death lawsuit work when multiple family members are involved?
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How does a Texas wrongful death lawsuit work when multiple family members are involved?

Painter Law Firm's frequently asked question (FAQ) series

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Robert Painter
Poor staffing of nurses and aides leads to preventable patient falls
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Poor staffing of nurses and aides leads to preventable patient falls

Tort reform damages caps have created incentives for poor care for seniors, earning Texas nursing homes last place in state-by-state rankings

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Robert Painter
What do newborn Apgar scores mean when it comes to cerebral palsy and brain or birth injury?
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What do newborn Apgar scores mean when it comes to cerebral palsy and brain or birth injury?

Apgar scores are assessed and documented for newborns at 1-minute and 5-minutes after birth

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Robert Painter
The sovereign/official immunity trap at Memorial Hermann hospitals
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The sovereign/official immunity trap at Memorial Hermann hospitals

Physicians at some Memorial Hermann hospitals are UT employees, so they have Tort Claims Act protections

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Robert Painter