A family’s recovery is possible after a fatal medical mistake
Few patients expect that something will go seriously wrong when they receive any medical treatment. In the United States, most people who work in healthcare must undergo extensive training, obtain the required licenses and certifications and even complete continuing education requirements as mandated by their professions. Nevertheless, doctor mistakes continue to occur and Texas…
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Texas Medical Center
Women who deliver babies via C-sections are likely to have many concerns about recovery after the operation. A Cesarean section is a major surgery that requires the coordinated efforts of skilled doctors and nurses in the operating room. While most C-sections result in healthy babies and tired yet happy mothers, sometimes medical mistakes occur…
Wrongful Death
Misdiagnosis or mismanagement can result in wrongful death
Medical malpractice can take a variety of forms, but the most devastating is when malpractice results in a fatal accident or worsening of a patient’s condition. Since patients usually have a high level of trust in their doctors, malpractice can be shocking as well as damaging. The physical and emotional damages from a malpractice…
Wrongful Death
What must be demonstrated in a wrongful death suit?
Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities in Texas have the unfortunate distinction of experiencing death on a routine basis. Most of these deaths are either expected or unavoidable; in some cases, however, the death of a patient could have been prevented. In others, the death is a direct result of a negligent or…
Wrongful Death
Who can speak for victims most effectively in a wrongful death?
A deadly medical mistake is one of the biggest tragedies any Houston area family can experience. Families generally place huge amounts of trust in medical professionals, hospitals, nursing homes and nurses. When this trust is broken via a doctor mistake or similar error, the emotions families go through can range from utter shock to…
Wrongful Death
What must be proven in a wrongful death suit?
Most Houston residents are familiar with the term “wrongful death,” but, fortunately, most people will never have to encounter the tragic situation that the term describes. A wrongful death is generally not a purposeful killing of another, but rather an accidental death that stems from negligence or recklessness. In the medical setting, a wrongful…
Wrongful Death
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