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…

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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…

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Nursing Home Abuse on the Rise While Taxpayers Foot the Bill

Andy Pierotti of Austin’s KVUE  News and Photojournalist Derek Rasor, write offer a troubling report on what goes on behind closed doors in nursing homes in Texas. Video footage of actual acts of abuse are included so view discretion is advised. One of the most troubling aspects is how government…

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Growing Numbers of Medical Mistakes Claiming Lives of Patients

How many lives are lost each year as a result of mistakes made by the medical profession? Over ten years ago, the number reported by the Institute of Medicine was 98,000. That was in the organization’s famous report known as the “To Err is Human” report. Originally desputed, that number…

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The Extent of Deaths as a Result of Medical Errors is Astounding

200,000 people a year – that’s what some estimates say. Politico.Com reports that Captain Chesney Sullenberger, airlines pilot known for the “Miracle on the Hudson”, now campaigns for awareness of this staggering figure that is the equivalent of “20 Airline Crashes a Week”. What if the airlines collectively were responsible…

Rural Hospital Owner and Doctor Goes to Jail

After years of reported neglect going unaddressed, after years of reported fraudulent charges to the government form falsified documentation of treatment, after directing employees to alter information in insurance claims, after adding conditions to patients’ charts whom the doctor had never seen…. After at least three patient deaths as per…

USA Today Study Reveals Unnecessary Surgeries and Their Impact

USA Today Study Reveals Unnecessary Surgeries and Their Impact

The following article published in USA Today, reports of tens of thousands of unnecessary surgeries every year. The article includes examples and testimonies from those who suffered from these oversights and the serious impact that was caused. Article is included in this post. Click here to read the original by Peter…

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Questions Arise Regarding Handling of Defective Hip Replacement

Over a year ago, Johnson & Johnson announced a new head of their orthopedics division claiming a fresh start after recalls of their hip replacement. New information surfaces about the new head of orthopedics, Andrew Ekdahl, who is tied to the development and promotion of the failed implant in ways…