Medical malpractice lawyers in Dallas, and elsewhere across Texas, may not be surprised to learn that a Fort Worth family recently filed a medical malpractice claim against a local hospital. According to reports, a 32-year-old…
If you have ever been admitted to the hospital, or visited a relative or friend in the hospital, then you may be acquainted with the unfamiliar, technical, medical lingo, unfamiliar faces popping into your room…
What exactly is a Qui Tam case (also referred to as “Whistleblower” cases)? Under the False Claims Act, a private individual who has knowledge of either past or present fraud committed against the United States…
Coumadin, an anticoagulant used to prevent blood clots, has recently been linked to nursing home deaths and injuries. The issue revolves around poor monitoring of Coumadin administered to nursing home patients and residents. Close monitoring…
The Washington Post published an article in July, 2015 titled, “Popular blood thinner causing deaths, injuries in nursing homes” that shed light on nursing home deaths and injuries related to the blood thinner Coumadin, also…
To fully understand tort reform, it only makes sense to begin with the definition of a tort itself. In this post, our medical malpractice attorney discusses torts and tort reforms in Texas, and what that…
On June 12, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas filed an opinion in favor of MedMalFirm.com’s client, the Appellee in the case, regarding the validity of the Chapter…
A recent survey shows that a significant majority of Texans believe that negligent healthcare providers should pay for the damages their actions cause to patients. Read on to learn more about the survey and why…
MedMalFirm.com is proud to announce that their attorneys have reached a settlement in a hospital fall case. Our team works hard to protect the rights of our clients and get them the compensation they deserve….
MedMalFirm.com Managing Partner Charles Brown attended the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA) Annual Conference and CLE in Austin, Texas on June 4, 2015. He presented on a three-person panel, along with other medical malpractice lawyers, at…
With the Texas Legislature hard at work during the current legislative session, some medical negligence lawyers are supportive of State Representative Chris Turner’s proposed changes to the Medical Liability Act. Representative Chris Turner, a Democrat…
An interesting case has our Texas medical malpractice lawyers asking – “how far does tort reform really extend?” On January 9, 2015, Dallas’ Fifth Court of Appeals denied relief to a defendant who filed a…