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.

Bariatric surgery and the dangerous complication of malnutrition-related Wernicke’s encephalopathy
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Bariatric surgery and the dangerous complication of malnutrition-related Wernicke’s encephalopathy

When a surgeon fails to diagnose and treat Wernicke’s encephalopathy quickly, it can leave the patient with a permanent brain injury

Robert Painter
Robert Painter
Another case decides against a patient trying to sue a Texas public hospital for medical malpractice
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Another case decides against a patient trying to sue a Texas public hospital for medical malpractice

Houston First Court of Appeals opinion found one medical negligence suit against The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to be improper.

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Robert Painter
TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation and Research faces Houston medical malpractice lawsuit
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TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation and Research faces Houston medical malpractice lawsuit

Plaintiff alleges medication overdose caused brain injury

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Robert Painter
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE): What is it and can it be avoided?
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Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE): What is it and can it be avoided?

HIE is a devastating birth brain injury that is sometimes caused by prenatal or labor and delivery medical malpractice

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Robert Painter
Texas bariatric weight loss surgery and medical malpractice
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Texas bariatric weight loss surgery and medical malpractice

Some surgeons don't explain the real risks and complications of new and old procedures

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Robert Painter
Can you sue a hospital for a Texas doctor's negligence or poor care?
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Can you sue a hospital for a Texas doctor's negligence or poor care?

Despite what hospital advertising implies, under Texas law physicians aren't hospital employees

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Robert Painter
Is chiropractic care for neck pain dangerous?
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Is chiropractic care for neck pain dangerous?

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

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Robert Painter
Three steps to avoid getting bad advice when you call your doctor's office
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Three steps to avoid getting bad advice when you call your doctor's office

The person answering the phone and giving advice may not be a licensed nurse or health care provider

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Robert Painter
What happens with lab work results aren't reported?
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What happens with lab work results aren't reported?

70% of all medical decisions are based on a lab test

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Robert Painter
Texas Supreme Court expands medical malpractice tort reform to forgery, fraud, and even non-patient claims
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Texas Supreme Court expands medical malpractice tort reform to forgery, fraud, and even non-patient claims

If you you have to ask whether the Texas tort reform protections for hospitals and doctors apply to your potential claim, there's a good chance the answer is yes

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Robert Painter