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.
Drug use scandal exposes hospitals
One tragically misplaced epidural anesthetic shot could force a Lubbock hospital to take the lead on an issue that haunts physicians and every other American profession — drug abuse.
Lubbock Hospital Will Police Doctors For Drug and Alcohol Abuse
A Texas hospital, owned by the nation’s second largest for-profit chain, agreed to police its doctors for drug and alcohol abuse and to ask the state Legislature to review laws that keep secret the disciplinary procedures against doctors.
Lubbock Hospital Settles Suit Following Anesthesiologist’s Mistake
Drug addicted doctor caused death
The family of a Lubbock woman who died while in labor two years ago from an anesthesiologist’s mistake has settled with South Park Hospital and Medical Center.
Lubbock Hospital Settles Suit; Pledges Tough Stance on Drug-Testing Policy
A Lubbock hospital will revamp its drug testing policy and pay damages to the family of a pregnant woman who died in 1995 after she was anesthetized by a drug-abusing doctor.
Jury awards couple, finding hospital negligent
A Houston jury awarded damages to a Missouri City couple after finding a hospital’s negligence caused the woman’s coma.
Award in hospital death for patient with hypernatremia
In a decision that may change a hospital’s post-surgery practices, a jury awarded damages to the family of a woman who died in 1990 after allegedly negligent hospital care following back surgery.
Family Settles Its Suit on Man’s Brain Damage
The family of a former Harris County assistant district attorney reached a settlement with the hospital whose treatment reportedly left the man severely brain damaged.
Jury Awards Verdict; Couple Alleges Daughter was Misdiagnosed
A Nueces County jury assessed damages to a Corpus Christi couple in their lawsuit against Driscoll Foundation Children’s Hospital and two doctors.