Painter Law Firm

Surgeon's diagnostic shortcut leaves patient with permanent below-the-waist numbness, loss of bowel and bladder control

When a surgeon settles for a best guess rather that doing a differential diagnosis workup, it exposes the patient to unnecessary risk

Wrongful death lawsuit uncovered that surgeon accessed patient's records "on a number of occasions" after her death

The Joint Commission has emphasized improving surgical errors as a 2018 National Patient Safety Goal

For two critical days during a hospitalization, a defendant-surgeon was nowhere to be found

Medical expert: Delayed diagnosis & treatment of punctured stomach after hernia surgery causes infection, sepsis, & death

Two tips for improving your safety after surgey

Volvulus is a medical emergency involving twisted intestines, and a delay in treatment can be deadly

May 2018 Texas Supreme Court opinion provides insights on expert qualifications

On any given day, about 1 in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection

Lawsuit alleges that a 12-year-old boy died because a surgery center and anesthesiologist bungled resuscitation during a tonsillectomy