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Medical malpractice lawsuit by Bill Paxton's family shows how wrongful death claims work

Wrongful death claims are limited by each state's wrongful death statute, and the Texas law has some twists

Medical malpractice lawsuit: Former co-lead singer of The Eagles died from poor medical diagnosis and treatment

There is usually a better outcome when medical complications are addressed quickly, rather than doctors taking a "wait and see" approach

Lawsuit alleges freestanding ER and trainee doctor cause girl’s death of bacterial meningitis

Resident physician diagnoses patient with ear infection, but five hours after discharge it was too late to save her

Two risks for families in accepting a rushed diagnosis of brain death

What is brain death? How can you definitively tell if someone is brain dead?

Houston, Texas medical malpractice lawyer Robert Painter files lawsuit that claims: Doctor & CVS prescription error causes patient death

OB/GYN prescribed & CVS filled prescriptions for two medications that should not be taken together

Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital anesthesia team overdoses Propofol, causing death of 45-year-old woman

Propofol is the dangerous anesthetic drug involved in the deaths of Michael Jackson and Joan Rivers

Rising health care costs aren't because of medical malpractice claims

Insurance company payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits are at a historic low, yet health care costs continue to rise. This shows that further tort reform is unneeded and would be ineffective