What it takes for an emergency room medical malpractice case to be viable in Texas
Tort reform laws raise the bar, but it's not always impassable
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Medical malpractice
Appellate inequity in judicial review of preliminary expert reports in Texas medical malpractice cases
Texas law allows immediate appellate review of trial court orders for defendants, but not plaintiffs
What happens if a defendant dies before being served in a Texas medical malpractice lawsuit
Extra procedural steps are required to proceed with the claim
Res ipsa loquitur in Texas medical malpractice cases
Some medical mistakes are so clear that juries can understand them without expert testimony
Informed consent doesn't excuse medical malpractice
Improper informed consent doesn't excuse known complications, either
Diabetic wound care, amputation, and medical malpractice
After decades of improvement, lower extremity amputations are on a rising trend
Difficult airways require advance preparation by anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists
Anesthesia providers are required to assess and plan for each patient's airway before surgery
Houston court of appeals: Ambulance wreck is a medical malpractice claim
Even plain vanilla motor vehicle collisions don't escape the draconian grip of Texas tort reform
Accrediting agency encourages patients to "Speak Up for Safe Surgery"
The Joint Commission seeks to involve patients in improving their own surgical safety
What you can learn from medical record audit trails
Audit trails should be programmed and preserved to promote transparency