Media Mentions & Press Appearances

Hastings Law Firm in the News

Hastings Law Firm has built a reputation that extends well beyond the courtroom. For years, the firm’s attorneys have been sought out by journalists, television news producers, and legal analysts who recognize Hastings as a trusted voice on medical negligence, patient rights, and the failures of large healthcare institutions. When high-profile cases demand accountability from hospitals, health systems, and medical professionals, Hastings Law Firm is routinely at the center of that conversation, providing insight, legal commentary, and advocacy that shapes how these stories are told and understood by the public.

The firm is perhaps best known for its willingness to take on powerful organizations that others might not challenge, and for pursuing landmark cases that expose systemic failures in patient care. That track record has made Hastings Law Firm a go-to resource for reporters covering complex medical and legal developments across Texas and the nation. Whether commenting on emerging healthcare controversies, speaking to the legal rights of injured patients, or advocating publicly for families who have suffered preventable harm, the firm’s attorneys bring both legal authority and genuine commitment to every story they are part of.

This page is a living archive and continues to grow as the firm is featured in new investigations, reports, and broadcasts. If you are a member of the media seeking legal commentary on a medical malpractice matter, you are welcome to contact our office directly. If you or a family member have been harmed by medical negligence and have seen our work featured here, we encourage you to reach out for a free case evaluation.

Memorial Hermann Liver Transplant Investigation

In April 2024, Hastings Law Firm began representing families of patients who died while waiting for liver transplants at Memorial Hermann Hospital’s Texas Medical Center, after allegations surfaced that a prominent transplant surgeon had falsified patient records in a way that rendered them ineligible to receive donor organ offers through the national transplant network.

The case drew immediate national media attention, with Tommy Hastings appearing alongside grieving families at press conferences and seeking a temporary restraining order against the accused physician. As the investigation deepened, it was revealed that Memorial Hermann subsequently paused its entire liver and kidney transplant program, and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network declared the hospital a member not in good standing, the most severe action the network can take.

In February 2026, Dr. John Stevenson Bynon Jr. was federally indicted on five counts of making false statements in healthcare matters, with prosecutors alleging his actions directly contributed to patient deaths. Civil lawsuits filed by Hastings Law Firm on behalf of the affected families remain pending.

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FOX 26 Houston
Legal action pursued against transplant doctor
April 24, 2024

KHOU 11
Families seeking answers from Memorial Hermann after doctor accused of manipulating patients
April 24, 2024

Associated Press
Relatives of those who died waiting for livers at now halted Houston transplant program seek answers
April 29, 2024

ABC13 Houston
Surgeon indicted by the feds for altering records, making patients ineligible for organs
February 5, 2026

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North Texas Couple Sues Fertility Clinic for Using the Wrong Sperm in IVF Treatment

In February 2023, Hastings Law Firm filed suit against Fort Worth Fertility and its associated laboratories on behalf of a North Texas couple who discovered, nearly a decade after undergoing IVF, that an unknown donor’s sperm had been used to fertilize the wife’s eggs rather than her husband’s. The couple only learned of the error after their pediatrician noticed a birthmark on their son most commonly associated with children of Asian descent, which prompted DNA testing that confirmed their husband was not the biological father of either child.

Tommy Hastings represented the family publicly, calling for stricter protocols and identification procedures across the fertility industry, and emphasizing that his clients’ love for their children was not in question, only accountability for what went wrong. The lawsuit named the clinic, its physician, and four associated laboratories, alleging the defendants recklessly or negligently mishandled the sperm during the fertilization process.

The case drew national coverage from ABC News, CBS News, and multiple Texas outlets, sparking a broader conversation about the lack of regulatory oversight in the IVF industry.

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CBS News Texas
North Texas couple sues fertility clinic, doctor for using the wrong sperm in IVF treatment
February 17, 2023

ABC News WFAA
Lawsuit claims North Texas clinic fertilized eggs with wrong man’s sperm
February 23, 2023

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The Medical Impact of the Texas Abortion Ban

In August 2025, the Dallas Morning News published a sweeping investigative report examining how Texas’ overlapping abortion bans had fundamentally altered the practice of obstetric care across the state, drawing on interviews with more than 100 physicians, advocates, and families.

Tommy Hastings was featured as a key legal voice in the investigation, providing commentary on the dangerous ambiguity the laws create for physicians who must make life-or-death decisions without clear legal guidance. He was also separately interviewed in a Dallas Morning News video segment in which he explained how doctors are forced to evaluate abortion as a medical treatment in high-risk pregnancy scenarios, and the legal peril they face when doing so.

Hastings characterized the legal landscape created by Texas’ abortion restrictions as one that effectively punishes physicians for practicing sound medicine, placing patients at risk in the process. The firm’s commentary on this issue reflects its broader commitment to holding the healthcare system accountable when patients are harmed by legal and institutional failures, not just individual negligence.

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Dallas Morning News
Attorney explains how doctors consider abortion as treatment in high-risk pregnancies
August 21, 2025

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Texas Woman Mistakenly Sterilized

In late 2023, a 20-year-old Texarkana woman arrived at CHRISTUS St. Michael Medical Center for a planned C-section to deliver her second child, and left permanently sterilized after hospital staff removed her fallopian tubes during the procedure, a surgery she says she never agreed to and was never meaningfully informed about.

Tommy Hastings, representing the young mother, explained that while the sterilization order appeared in her consent paperwork, no one at the facility had explained the procedure to her or confirmed she understood what was about to happen. The case was settled 2 months later by Hastings Law Firm for a confidential but substantial amount, with the firm noting that no financial outcome could restore what was taken from their client.

The story was reported by the Dallas Morning News and picked up by regional outlets across Texas and Louisiana, drawing attention to the critical importance of informed consent standards in hospital settings. Hastings used the case publicly to push for stronger procedural safeguards to prevent similar errors from happening to other patients.

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First Civil Verdict Against a Texas Pill Mill

Long before pill mill litigation became common, Tommy Hastings was one of the first attorneys in the country to pursue civil accountability against rogue pain management clinics operating in the Houston area. After local law enforcement and federal agencies declined to take action against a Woodlands-area physician who was writing tens of thousands of narcotic prescriptions with little to no legitimate medical basis, Hastings filed suit on behalf of the family of a man who died of an accidental overdose after taking a prescribed dose from the clinic.

In January 2011, a Harris County jury returned a verdict of $10.7 million, described at the time as the first known civil jury verdict against a pill mill in the United States and sending a message to similar operations across Texas and the country. The case drew national coverage and helped accelerate the public conversation about prescription drug abuse, the opioid epidemic, and physician accountability that would define the opioid crisis in the years that followed. The verdict remains one of the firm’s most historically significant wins and a defining example of Hastings’ willingness to pursue cases that others pass on.

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