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Damages and caps

Texas Supreme Court Raises Bar on ER Malpractice Cases, Leaving Victims with Limited Options

Texas Supreme Court Raises Bar on ER Malpractice Cases, Leaving Victims with Limited Options

A recent ruling in Marsillo v. Dunnick further tightens the grip on medical malpractice claims in hospital emergency rooms, making justice elusive for many.

Understanding how damages caps work in Texas medical malpractice cases

Understanding how damages caps work in Texas medical malpractice cases

Some caps apply to all damages, others don't

Patient dies from nursing home fall despite documented high risk

Patient dies from nursing home fall despite documented high risk

Physician and nursing care should be patient-led rather than clicking boxes on a screen

Jury holds orthopedic surgery group accountable in compartment syndrome case

Jury holds orthopedic surgery group accountable in compartment syndrome case

Young adult patient had surgery for broken leg, was discharged despite signs of compartment syndrome

Texas Supreme Court defines how medical malpractice defendants must pay future health care expenses

Texas Supreme Court defines how medical malpractice defendants must pay future health care expenses

Opinion interprets tort reform statute requirement for periodic payments over time, rather than lump sum payment, if requested by any party

Here's how the new Texas tort reform law will impact COVID medical malpractice

Here's how the new Texas tort reform law will impact COVID medical malpractice

Senate Bill 6 was sent to the governor's desk on June 1, 2021

Houston court of appeals opinion gives roadmap for proving lost earnings in pediatric medical malpractice cases

Houston court of appeals opinion gives roadmap for proving lost earnings in pediatric medical malpractice cases

Trial and appellate courts address sufficiency of the evidence to support a plaintiffs' jury verdict

How to prove damages in a Texas medical malpractice cases

How to prove damages in a Texas medical malpractice cases

Life care plans are an important tool in many cases with significant lifelong injuries

Some Texas nonprofit hospitals benefit from little-known $100,000 non-economic damages cap

Some Texas nonprofit hospitals benefit from little-known $100,000 non-economic damages cap

So-called nonprofit hospitals are some of the richest ones around

How to prove mental anguish and pain and suffering in Texas medical malpractice cases

How to prove mental anguish and pain and suffering in Texas medical malpractice cases

Non-economic damages are subject to statutory caps, but also need advance planning to prove