San Antonio Injury Attorney Blog

Most Texas medical malpractice cases require experts to prove causation. There are exceptions where a jury does not need an expert to decide causation. Those medical malpractice cases are limited to those cases where a jury can use its own experience and common sense to determine causation. For example, a jury will not need an…

The lost chance of survival doctrine in medical malpractice cases does not exist in Texas. Ultimately, Texas medical malpractice laws state that a plaintiff’s ability to recover monetary and punitive damages for personal injury is barred where the medical practitioner’s negligence deprived the plaintiff of only a 50% or less chance of survival. To illustrate,…

The most difficult aspect of proving the San Antonio and greater Texas medical malpractice case is proving causation through expert testimony. There have been incredibly vast changes in the law of medical malpractice. In the late 1970s, the Texas legislature was tasked with remedying the “medical malpractice insurance crisis” which allegedly was the product of…

As an update to our last blog post, several important Texas medical malpractice cases have emerged that can affect residents of San Antonio and greater Texas. In Dallas, a patient suffered severe and permanent brain damage in Texas when Baylor medical center’s emergency care center did not allegedly detect a cerebral hemorrhage in the patient.…

In 2009, there were several major San Antonio and greater Texas pharmaceutical drug injury cases. In Houston, an injured woman brought suit against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals claiming several prescription drugs used for her hormone replacement therapy had caused her serious personal injury. Her causes of action included failure to warn and design defects in the drug.…

In 2009, there were several seminal cases in the area of Texas medical malpractice and Texas nursing home abuse litigation . In Dallas, the patient brought an action against both the physician and the physician’s assistant (PA) for their failure to follow up on a mass detected on a mammogram. It is important to note…

Since January 1, 2009, there have been several important developments affecting motor vehicle accident personal injury litigation in San Antonio and greater Texas . Specifically, the Texas legislature updated the minimum limits for auto insurance to $25,000 for injuries per person for policies written after April 1, 2008 and $50,000 per accident if more than…

There have been several important cases regarding the Texas Tort Claims Act in 2009. As you may recall, the Texas Tort Claims Act governs the liability of governmental entities. Under Section 101.021 of the Civil, Practice and Remedies Code, the Texas Tort Claims act lays out the conditions under which a person may sue governmental…

In San Antonio and greater Texas, there have been several key personal injury cases in the area of premises liability in 2009. In one case, a guest at a condominium severed his finger while sitting in a pool-side chair. The court held there was no evidence that the condo association had actual or constructive knowledge…

Although Texas reforms have put the breaks on a lot of Texas medical malpractice claims , there are still several great examples of medical negligence cases which can be brought by a Texas medical malpractice lawyer. In one case, a patient fell from a hospital bed and alleged several acts of negligence. After initially being…