February 2024 Case Law Update
Involving Opinions Issued Since 1/1/2023 Conclusory Evidence of Willful and Wanton Negligence This case involves an emergency room physician’s treatment of claimant’s rattlesnake bite in which the doctor (pursuant to established hospital protocol) administered antivenom to treat the snakebite four hours after it occurred and three hours after the patient presented to the ER. The […]
Texas Supreme Court Grants Petitions for Review
The Texas Supreme Court recently granted petitions for review in two health care liability claims, Renaissance Medical Foundation v. Lugo, 672 S.W.3d 901 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2023, pet. granted), and Columbia Medical Center of Arlington, L.P. v. Bush, No. 02-22-00319-CV, 2022 WL 3017657 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Apr. 20, 2023, pet. granted). Renaissance Medical Foundation v. […]
June 2024 Case Law Update
Involving Opinions Issued Since 3/1/2024 Medical Negligence – Birth of a Healthy Child This is a failed tubal case. Per the Texas Supreme Court, “[the mother] claims the doctor’s actions caused an unplanned pregnancy and the birth of her healthy fourth child, a daughter now eight years old. We must decide whether the mother has […]
