Memorial Hermann
Recent News About Memorial Hermann
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Surgeon hit with default judgment, plaintiff awarded $253K
A Beaumont judge granted Dawn Singleton's motion for default judgment on Tuesday, awarding the plaintiff more than $253,114.09 in damages. -
No new trial for doc who failed to uphold contract, appeals court rules
Finding that a jury charge question was "harmless," the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's ruling and declined to give a child psychiatrist a new trial. -
Baptist hospital, others blamed for woman's paralysis
Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital A Hardin County woman has filed suit against multiple medical providers claiming back surgery left her paralyzed. -
Med-mal against Pinnacle continues; justices find expert reports adequate
Texas justices seated on the Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's order rejecting Pinnacle Healthcare's argument that the plaintiffs' medical expert reports are inadequate. -
Appeals court rejects Christus' motion to dismiss
Kibbe Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth on Thursday lost an appeal which sought to reverse a lower court's failure to grant its motion to dismiss a medical malpractice suit. -
Hospital worker blames slip-and-fall incident on lack of special shoes
A hospital worker has filed a lawsuit against several companies which claims that she was injured when the companies failed to provide her with special shoes to wear while she was stripping wax off of the hospital floor. -
Wrongful death suit claims Christus, doctor refused to treat patient
A wrongful death claim recently filed against Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth alleges the hospital refused to readmit a patient, who died shortly thereafter of a stroke. -
Continuance granted in med-mal claiming doctors delayed treatment
In January 2009, Ronald Lee Phillips Sr. filed suit against Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital and two of its doctors, alleging doctors delayed treatment and caused unnecessary complications. -
Spinal surgery unnecessary, malpractice suit claims
Because of repeated spinal surgeries, a Hardin County woman claims she has sustained severe infections and been forced to endure excruciating pain. -
Pinnacle Healthcare appeals denial of summary judgment motion in med-mal
Alleging their mother died from shock after being given incorrect dosages of anticoagulants, Delores Calvin and Herman Johnson sued The Oaks at Beaumont and one of its doctors in June 2009. -
Botched biopsy irreparably damaged woman's heath, suit claims
Anathasia Guidry is suing several area physicians and medical providers, claiming a botched kidney biopsy kept her in a Houston hospital for months and caused permanent disabilities. -
Mother dies 4 days after giving birth, family sues
Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital and several area physicians have been named in a medical malpractice complaint filed by the family of Shawanda Baukman, who died four days after giving birth. -
Defendants go separate ways in med-mal complaint
In October, two hospitals and a physician had their respective motions to dismiss denied by Judge Donald Floyd, 172nd District Court. -
Woman slips while buffing floor, sues Medi-Dyne Healthcare
While stripping wax, hospital worker Sandra Lacap slipped and fell. -
Physician blamed for allowing man to die from renal failure
On behalf of the deceased Andrew Stephens, Alice Stephens has filed suit against Dr. Syed Zaheer, alleging he negligently failed to diagnose and treat the 62 year old. -
Trial against Beaumont Bone & Joint ends in settlement
A medical malpractice trial expected to run for two weeks instead lasted two days, as Beaumont Bone & Joint opted to settle rather than defend accusations it was responsible for an amputee's finger loss. -
Doctor files second motion to dismiss, challenges expert report
For the second time in seven months a physician embattled in a medical malpractice complaint has filed a motion to dismiss. -
Jury to decide if Beaumont Bone & Joint responsible for amputee's loss
A Jefferson County jury must decide if Beaumont Bone & Joint Institute was negligent in in its care of a patient who eventually lost his a finger after slicing his hand. -
Lack of tests, care focus of med-mal complaint
Georgie Ogden was admitted to Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital complaining of abdominal pain. She died a month later. -
Expert report filed in botched tubal ligation case
Plaintiff Rekenya Allen, who sued a physician and hospital claiming she became pregnant because of a botched tubal ligation, recently filed an expert report to substantiate her lawsuit.