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Medical malpractice

Lawsuit: Infant dies after nurse practitioner fails to tell family about spot that's suspicious for cancer

Lawsuit: Infant dies after nurse practitioner fails to tell family about spot that's suspicious for cancer

Delay in diagnosis and treatment allowed neuroblastoma to spread

Boy's death highlights risks of dental sedation

Boy's death highlights risks of dental sedation

Over half of pediatric dental anesthesia and sedation claims involve death or permanent brain injury

Herpes simplex virus encephalitis treatment and medical malpractice

Herpes simplex virus encephalitis treatment and medical malpractice

Amarillo Court of Appeals opinion discusses standard of care for HSVE diagnosis and treatment

The most common medical malpractice claims against podiatrists

The most common medical malpractice claims against podiatrists

Surgical and post-operative issues top the list

Wrong patient taken to kidney transplant surgery

Wrong patient taken to kidney transplant surgery

Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are all sentinel events that should never happen

Missing the expert report deadline is a sure-fire way for a plaintiff to lose a Texas medical malpractice case

Missing the expert report deadline is a sure-fire way for a plaintiff to lose a Texas medical malpractice case

Tort reform law imposes a rigid timeline

Upper endoscopy preoxygenation, anesthesia and medical malpractice

Upper endoscopy preoxygenation, anesthesia and medical malpractice

New specialty face mask will improve patient safety

New law changes Texas tort reform procedures in some cases involving hospitals, doctors and health care providers

New law changes Texas tort reform procedures in some cases involving hospitals, doctors and health care providers

Starting on 9/1/21, plaintiffs can use a new procedure to avoid one type of defensive gamesmanship

Surgeons should take seriously patient complaints of pain after surgery

Surgeons should take seriously patient complaints of pain after surgery

Abnormal pain can be the first sign of accidental damage to a nearby organ in the operating room

Why almost dying or almost having a serious injury isn't enough for a medical malpractice claim

Why almost dying or almost having a serious injury isn't enough for a medical malpractice claim

It’s a scary thing to almost die. Here at Painter Law Firm, we speak with multiple people each week who’ve had this experience, either with …