Hospital, doctors liable in malpractice suit
In an unprecedented jury decision, a Kingwood hospital and two of its doctors were found guilty of malice and ordered to pay damages to a local man, following surgery which left him incapacitated.
Jury Verdict for Brain Damaged Man in Malpractice Suit
In an unprecedented jury decision, a Kingwood hospital and two of its doctors were found guilty of malice and ordered to pay damages to a local man, following surgery which left him incapacitated.
Monetary Award for Botched Surgery
A jury ordered Columbia Kingwood Medical Center and two doctors to pay damages for botching a relatively simple back surgery and causing a 42-year-old man severe brain damage.
Suit Names Bus Firm in Colorado Crash; Teen One of Many Hurt After Ski Retreat
A Houston family filed suit stemming from a bus crash in Colorado that killed three people and injured dozens of others traveling on a church-sponsored skiing retreat.
Texas’ Big Guns
The Best in the Southwest: these Longhorn litigators have earned national reputations
Richard Warren Mithoff represents plaintiffs in personal injury, products liability and other cases, and was named Houston’s best civil lawyer by the Houston Press
Supreme Court Backs Release of OSHA Files
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Texas lawsuit has opened the door lawyers of workers injured in industrial accidents to gain access to once-confidential federal investigation documents.
Inside Houston: Hall of Fame
Attorney Richard Mithoff stands out as a good guy in the “Land of the Fee Department.” Mithoff was due to get $20 million from the county as his price for settling a tobacco suit but asked for only half of that, suggesting the other $10 million be used for a children’s health program in Harris County.
Soundly Settled
Houston Chronicle editorial
Healthful tobacco deal a job well done in Harris County
Attorney in tobacco deal reduces fee
Harris County will pay attorney Richard Mithoff $10 million for his work in securing a settlement of Harris’ and other counties’ claims against the tobacco industry.