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Saudi Diplomat's suit against hospital set to be heard in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
HOUSTON – After filing suit in March of 2015, a Saudi diplomat is standing by his complaints that a hospital employee allegedly leaked confidential health information and an alleged hospital debt to the consulate. -
Perry celebrates 10 years of tort reform legislation
Courtesy of Governor's Office. EDINBURGH - Gov. Rick Perry was joined by the Rio Grande Valley Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse and members of the medical community in Edinburgh to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the passage of major tort reform legislation. -
No expert report needed in slip & fall suit against Christus, justices rule
The plaintiff in a slip-and-fall lawsuit does not need to provide an expert report when suing a hospital, justices seated on Ninth Court of Appeals ruled on Nov. 14. -
Mississippi woman sues over hernia mesh product
A Mississippi woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of her hernia mesh product claiming that it was dangerous due to defects in design and manufacture. -
Georgia woman files Texas suit over hernia mesh product
Although she had the medical device removed more than eight years ago, a Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of her hernia mesh product claiming that the product caused painful injuries. -
Black-on-black discrimination trial ends with favorable Christus verdict
Simmons Christus Hospital St. Mary, accused of allowing same race harassment between two African American co-workers, received a favorable jury verdict last Wednesday. -
St. Mary Hospital appeals $1.2M jury verdict
Dugas Justices seated on the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals will entertain oral arguments later this week on whether there was enough evidence for jurors to levy a $1.2 million verdict against Christus Health Southeast Texas. -
Christus receives partial summary judgment in case over nicked colon
Dugas Last October, Debra Miller, the executrix of a Helen Gibson's estate, filed suit against the doctor and hospital she blames for nicking Gibson's colon during surgery. -
Male nurse sues hospital for gender discrimination, claims pot was prescription
A male nurse is suing a Christus hospital for gender discrimination after he was terminated for using what he claims was prescription marijuana. -
Family of stabbing victim seek $300,000 plus in trial against physician
Hours after Thorne Lemon was stabbed in the back, he died while under the treatment of Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital and Dr. Leroy Foster Jr. in March of 2007. -
Arkansas resident sues truck driver and employer for interstate collision
An Arkansas resident is claiming a Shira Truck Leasing employee rear-ended her so hard that he sent her spinning out on Interstate 10. -
Medical defendants seek escape from incarcerated man's suit
Jefferson County Correctional Facility NaphCare, along with a local physician, is attempting to escape from a former incarcerated man's lawsuit. -
The myth of the infallible man
Dr. Michael Peterson has learned an expensive lesson in defensive medicine. -
Operation to remove bullet not a med-mal issue, appellate brief argues
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department booking photo of Joshua Bush from 2006. A physician attempting to remove a bullet from a patient's head without his consent is not a medical malpractice issue, a plaintiff will argue before an appeals court in Beaumont later this month. -
Hospital dismissed from suit due to inadequate report from plaintiffs' expert
Without an adequate expert report to back up the plaintiffs' claims, Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth has been dismissed from a suit that blamed it for the death of a man who had been stabbed in the back. -
Terminated for theft, hospital employee sues under FMLA
TEXARKANA, Ark. � Although the woman's former employer says she was fired because a surveillance video showed her stealing, a hospital employee claims the real reason for her termination was the amount of time she took off for a medical condition. -
Jury awards $1.5 M to gunshot victim who sued treating physician
Although he was adamant in his testimony that doctors can only facilitate healing, a Jefferson County jury still levied a $1.5 million against Dr. Charles Domingues, finding that he could have done more for a gunshot victim. -
Second suit filed against hospital over automatic doors
Christus St. Michael TEXARKANA � Using a walker, Violet Parvin claims she was leaving the Professional Office Building at St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana when the electronic sliding doors malfunctioned and suddenly closed. Court papers say the doors hit Parvin and she fell to the ground. -
Plaintiff rests in amputee's medical malpractice trial
Brian Sutton Plaintiff's attorney Brian Sutton has rested his case against one healthcare facility and several doctors on Wednesday, Feb. 11, as the trial of Jerry Sylvester vs. Christus et al approaches its end. -
Plaintiff's expert testifies in amputee's medical malpractice trial
Jerry Sylvester may have lost his leg because treating physicians mislabeled his gunshot wound as "low energy," said the plaintiff's medical expert, as testimony continued this week in the trial of Sylvester vs. Christus.