Attorney Tommy Hastings

Tommy Hastings tried this medical malpractice case in Harris County. Dr. Patel was treating Mrs. Alvarado for a-fib with Warfarin, an older, relatively inexpensive anticoagulant that requires frequent blood draws to monitor levels. Plaintiffs’ alleged that she was on Warfarin because Dr. Patel failed to complete the insurance paperwork for her to get Xerelto, a newer anticoagulant that doesn’t require monitoring blood levels and frequently adjustments. At trial, experts on both sides admitted that you had to check the PT/INR levels when taking Warfarin but disagreed on at what frequency. The jury unanimously found that Patel’s negligence proximately caused Alvarado’s death. It awarded the trial plaintiffs $684,000. Patil’s liability for noneconomic damages was capped at $250,000 under Chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Tommy Hastings handled this medical malpractice trial involving the death of an elderly man. The defendants failed to recognize signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection before it was too late and the patient died from the infection. The nursing home settled before trial for a confidential amount. The case went to trial against Dr. Murtineni who alleged only the nurses were at fault. The jury found negligence assessed 60 percent of the blame on Dr. Murtineni. The jury determined that the plaintiffs’ damages totaled $300,000. Liability for noneconomic damages was capped at $250,000 under Chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Tommy Hastings handled this medical malpractice case in Houston. The Plaintiff was pregnant with her first child when she went into labor. During labor, her fetal monitor showed signs of distress that were not reported to the physician on call. When the physician was finally notified of the distress, she delayed the c-section for over an hour which caused the baby to go without oxygen before birth. This delay caused the child to have hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, a brain injury due to oxygen deprivation. The sweet girl was left with several physical and cognitive deficits. The case was settled prior to trial for a confidential amount that provided for her lifelong needs.

Tommy Hastings handled this medical malpractice case in Austin. The Plaintiff was temporarily prescribed Amiodarone to regulate her heart rhythm after recovering from a cardiac ablation procedure. The medication was intended to be prescribed for the short term. Unfortunately, the surgeon’s office never told the client to stop taking the medication and continued to refill it by phone for the next three years. Over time, the medication caused the client to develop pulmonary fibrosis, a severe and eventually fatal lung condition. The case was settled prior to trial for an amount that provided for the client’s medical and custodial care needs for several years.

Tommy Hastings handled this medical malpractice case in Beaumont. The Plaintiff was seen by his primary care physician for a knot on his chest. The primary care physician sent him for an ultrasound, but not a mammogram. The radiologist read the ultrasound as a collection of fact with no concerns for cancer. Five years later, the Plaintiff was diagnosed with Stage 4 male breast cancer. The firm’s investigation determined that the radiologist had misread the ultrasound film and that a tumor should have been diagnosed. Further, the primary care physician should have ordered a mammogram, not an ultrasound as well as examined the area during visits over the next five years. The case was settled shortly before trial and a trust was created for the Plaintiff’s family for their needs. Unfortunately, the Plaintiff succumbed to his cancer months after the settlement. He was able to go with the peace of mind that his family was provided for after his passing.

Tommy Hastings handled this medical malpractice case. The Plaintiff was a Houston firefighter that presented to Kelsey Seybold Clinic for several weeks with complaints of pain and disability in his calf and lower leg. The Plaintiff was bounced from physician to physician at Kelsey Seybold for treatment of generic lumbar pain. The various physicians never considered any other diagnosis. The Plaintiff continued to get worse to the point that his foot turned cold, pale, and blue. The physicians still did not consider other diagnoses until a blood clot was finally discovered in the emergency room. By this point, the Plaintiff had suffered several neurological damage to his lower leg that resulted in a condition known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). The Defendants chose to go to trial and after a three week jury trial, the Plaintiff received a verdict of $3,500,000 against Kelsey Seybold. An appeal is currently pending.

Tommy Hastings handled this medical malpractice case. The Plaintiff presented to the hospital with a brain infection known as a subdural empyema. Despite her condition, the physicians decided to attempt treatment only with antibiotics based on the recommendation of a neurosurgeon. Medical literature from the past fifty years unanimously recommends surgical drainage of the infection in these types of situations. The infection eventually got worse and the Plaintiff suffered a life altering stroke as a result of the poor decisions of the medical team. Suit was brought against the entire medical team and the hospital where the treatment occurred. The case settled before trial that enabled the Plaintiff to have her long term health and personal needs covered for life.

Tommy Hastings handled this medical malpractice case in Austin. The Plaintiff underwent a sacral fusion surgery for hip and back pain. During the surgery, the physician negligently placed a pin too far and damaged the sacral nerves. Even worse, the physician left the pin in place for several days which caused irreversible nerve damage and a condition known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). The firm turned down many seven figure offers to settle the case. On the morning of trial, the case settled for more than twice the “best offer” of the defense.