Understanding the Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice in Texas

Understanding the Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice in Texas

When dealing with a potential medical malpractice claim in Texas, it’s important to know the legal deadlines for taking action. These deadlines, known as the statute of limitations, determine how much time you have to file a lawsuit. Understanding these timelines can help you protect your rights and pursue the…

What Is Power of Attorney?

What Is Power of Attorney?

The basic definition of a power of attorney is a legal document in which you give someone else the power to act for you in specified ways. Two common types are a financial power of attorney and medical power of attorney. In Texas, we have a statutory durable power of attorney frequently used when needing…

Incorrectly Mixed Medication May Have Caused Blindness

Incorrectly Mixed Medication May Have Caused Blindness

A growing number of alleged victims have hired attorneys claiming they most likely have permanent eyesight loss due to an incorrectly mixed medication used during routine cataract surgery.  The surgeries happened between January 31, 2017 and February 21, 2017.  The medication was mixed at a local compounding pharmacy.  There are…

Pharmacy Related Errors

Pharmacy Related Errors

The number of pharmacy and medication related errors in the United States are frightening. Estimates are as high as 30 million a year because billions of prescriptions are filled every year. Prescriptions are obtained through doctors, over the internet or even through the mail. Although most of the errors are…

Myths of Tort Reform in the Health Care Industry Dispelled

Myths of Tort Reform in the Health Care Industry Dispelled

While the insurance industry succeeded in convincing legislatures on over half the states that “tort reform” would improve overall health care to the individual care recipients, the notion that doctors would gravitate to practicing “defensive medicine”,  prescribing unneeded tests, procedures, and medications to avoid being sued, has been dispelled by…

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Transvaginal Mesh Litigation

Transvaginal mesh has become a nightmare for thousands of women who have suffered severe adverse effects involving erosion and migration of the mesh along with perforation of organs from it. Surgical mesh was designed over 60 years ago for repairing hernias. It’s a woven material made of synthetic or biological…