What you should know about future medical bills and Texas medical malpractice
Damages for future medical expenses may be a significant issue at mediation and in court
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Hiring a medical malpractice lawyer
Houston court of appeals opinion contains roadmap to prove hospital-acquired infection medical malpractice
Infections caught during healthcare number 1.7 million each year in the U.S., with 99,000 associated deaths
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
Hospital administration, nursing supervisor negligence can cause patient injuries
Texas law requires support of an expert witness for these health care liability claims to proceed
Are hospitals responsible for the medical malpractice of doctors under Texas law?
Texas law treats physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers differently
Never events, wrong-side surgery, and medical malpractice
Sentinel events occur more often than many healthcare providers would care to admit
The tort reform discovery stay can delay Texas medical malpractice cases
Defense delay tactics include making frivolous objections to expert reports while enforcing a discovery stay
New Texas Supreme Court opinion is favorable to medical malpractice plaintiffs at trial
How the settlement credit and non-economic damages cap are applied have a big impact on a plaintiff's judgment
When your medical records leave out information, you can fill in the blanks
Documentation is important in a medical malpractice case, but when information is missing from the records it's not the end of the world
Federal court is an option in some Texas medical malpractice cases
Filing in federal court avoids some of the unreasonable tort reform requirements of Texas law