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.
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.
Wrongful Death Suit Against Three Transportation Companies
The family of a Bryan woman killed in an April 1994 truck crash settled a wrongful death lawsuit against three transportation-related companies.
Accutane Maker Agrees to Pay Mother, Son to Settle Lawsuit
The manufacturer of the acne drug Accutane has agreed to pay a 9-year-old boy and his mother an unspecified amount to settle a lawsuit that alleged the drug caused the child to be born with several deformities.
A Clouded Victory
Woman’s 1977 Lawsuit Over Failed Breast Implants Foreshadowed Current Furor
Norma Corley has been following the gathering storm of controversy surrounding silicone gel implants with more than passing interest. Fifteen years ago Corley fought her own battle with the manufacturer of her silicone gel implants, one of which she said leaked and caused severe medical problems.
The first case against silicon gel breast implants, won by Richard Mithoff in 1977.
East Texan Knew About the Breast Implant Perils Years Ago
A Liberty County woman says she knew 15 years ago what the American public learned Monday — that the manufacturer of a silicone gel breast implants had extensive knowledge of problems with the product.
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.
Mom Settles Suit Filed Over Son’s Injury
A mother whose 5-year-old son suffered severe brain damage during anesthesia settled her case. The child is brain damaged following anesthesia for a hernia surgery.