Medical Malpractice

Like most people in Texas, you likely put a good deal of trust in the doctors, surgeons and other healthcare professionals from whom you seek care. However, legitimate cases of medical malpractice exist, many originating from errors committed by clinicians themselves....

When your doctor delays your treatment, misdiagnoses your symptoms or botches a treatment, you could suffer severe and damaging repercussions. The outcome could create lifelong difficulties. Understanding the correlation between poor medical care and worsening health...

If you go to an emergency room in Texas, don't automatically believe that you will receive proper treatment. Emergency rooms are common locations for medical errors to occur, some of which can lead to severe injury or suffering. Missing information or processing...

Anyone who visits a hospital or doctor's office in Texas hopes to receive quality care. Sadly, some patients leave the facilities in worse shape than before they entered. Physicians and other health care workers could make mistakes, resulting in great harm to a...

Patients who require surgery are trusting their physicians to take good care of them and to let them know if there are any issues. In most cases, the procedure goes as planned and the patient can focus on recovery. However, in some situations something may go wrong....

When a person in Austin, Texas, has surgery, they expect some normal risks, such as bruising. However, if unexpected injury occurs from a doctor or nurse's negligence, it may count as medical malpractice. While there are several types of surgical errors, a common...

Texas medical malpractice cases frequently focus on birth injuries and medication errors. However, receiving a misdiagnosis can be just as harmful. Most importantly, it is also far more common than you might imagine. Do regulations or first impressions cause a...

Few patients want to spend any time, much less an extended amount of time, in a Texas hospital. Of course, most patients want to receive the proper care and only leave the facility when doing so is safe. Patients and their families commonly follow the doctor's...

The health emergency that has gripped the nation since March 2020 has also brought about some changes in the way doctors treat patients in Texas. Keeping consistent with guidelines for social distancing, federal regulations were eased for physicians when communicating...

If you are injured due to the negligence of a Texas health care provider, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit. The state has enacted legislation that limits how much you can receive for your damages in a med mal case. The legislation also requires that...