{"id":28271,"date":"2026-03-06T16:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/?p=28271"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:57:52","slug":"datos-sobre-la-negligencia-medica-en-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/es\/texas-medical-malpractice-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Datos y estad\u00edsticas sobre negligencias m\u00e9dicas"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id28271_4ad621-ad > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id28271_4ad621-ad > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_4ad621-ad > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id28271_4ad621-ad > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_4ad621-ad > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_4ad621-ad > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id28271_4ad621-ad alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column28271_ddff28-13 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_ddff28-13\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39756d-7d_0\">How Common Are Injuries and Deaths from Medical Negligence in Texas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--theme-palette-6);border-left-width:5px;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px\">\n<p><em>Note: This page has been updated to reflect the latest data available from the CDC and the Texas Medical Board as of March 10th, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_2\">Health care providers, decked out in clean uniforms and working in well-scrubbed surroundings project an air of unimpeachable competence and trustworthiness. They perform modern miracles each day whether that\u2019s treating a nasty infection or extending the life of a loved one with the latest surgical procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_4\">But the medical profession is not perfect. Doctors and hospitals make thousands of serious errors each year causing unnecessary death and suffering. Many of those errors go unreported. There is no law requiring doctors to publicly admit mistakes and few doctors will do so voluntarily.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_6\">According to research published in 1999 by the National Academy Press Institute of Medicine, as many as 98,000 people die in hospitals each year due to preventable medical errors.<sup>1<\/sup> Institute of Medicine researchers called on the health care industry to raise professional standards and to create better reporting systems so that the health care industry could learn from its mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_8\">Unfortunately, that did not happen. And the death toll due to medical errors continued to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4a095e-ed_10\">By 2013, deaths due to medical error rose to 250,000, according to a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_7d9621-7e\">In 2024, a study entitled &#8220;Burden of Serious Harms from Diagnostic Error in the United States&#8221;, <strong>estimated that around 371,000 deaths per year happened in the United States from medical diagnostic errors alone<\/strong>.<sup>12<\/sup> The Leapfrog Group\u2019s updated 2025\/2026 demographic models confidently place <strong>the number of lives lost annually to inpatient accidents, injuries, and infections at 160,000.<\/strong><sup>13<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_150fe9-c5_0\">Because a portion of the 160,000 inpatient deaths naturally overlap with the 371,000 diagnostic deaths (for example, a hospitalized patient dying from an undiagnosed case of hospital-acquired sepsis), these two figures cannot simply be added together to create a cumulative total. Nevertheless, the integration of these models indicates that the true total of annual deaths directly resulting from, or significantly accelerated by, medical errors across all U.S. healthcare settings in 2025\/2026 confidently resides in the range of <strong>370,000 to 450,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ea55d7-54_0\">If medical errors were included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/wonder.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC&#8217;s 2025 report on leading causes of death<\/a>, they would rank third in the United States, behind only heart disease and cancer, revealing the true magnitude of the health danger posed by medical malpractice.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id28271_2c738a-fb{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_2c738a-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id28271_2c738a-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_2c738a-fb > 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has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_68b9cf-3e\">Cause of Death<\/h3>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_c346e3-ca\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30\"]{text-align:left;font-size:1.1em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3d723f-30\">Deaths Per Year<\/h3>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_743ab5-ba\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_67a89b-69\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b01466-97, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b01466-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b01466-97\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b01466-97 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b01466-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b01466-97\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b01466-97 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b01466-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b01466-97\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_b01466-97 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b01466-97\">Heart Disease<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_db7e30-9c\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ba31d0-29\">690,886<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_ea80df-1d\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_99d05a-1a\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_aa283d-90\">Cancer<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_c9a417-bd\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_48ad43-fd\">622,287<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_46b6ff-3f\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_19d4b4-d1\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4ddc5b-3b\"><strong>Medical Errors**<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_390141-86\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d8eac9-a5\"><strong>370,000 &#8211; 450,000<\/strong><\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_054b4b-eb\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_a9406c-8d\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b47924-01, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b47924-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b47924-01\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b47924-01 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b47924-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b47924-01\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b47924-01 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b47924-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b47924-01\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_b47924-01 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b47924-01\">Stroke or Cerebrovascular disease<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_965546-bd\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b5905-05\">171,247<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_46ca9e-db\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_60824b-8f\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_89e9e8-6d\">Chronic Respiratory Diseases<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_3b0710-68\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f46e5c-07\">148,136<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_e94001-a9\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_732692-fb\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_770de1-67, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_770de1-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_770de1-67\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_770de1-67 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_770de1-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_770de1-67\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_770de1-67 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_770de1-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_770de1-67\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_770de1-67 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_770de1-67\">Accidents (unintentional injuries)<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_7db69f-83\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd9ca4-d0\">124,038<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_d77366-97\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_09a43f-ad\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c15ee2-36\">Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_32cbef-9d\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_33f290-90, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_33f290-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_33f290-90\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_33f290-90 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_33f290-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_33f290-90\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_33f290-90 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_33f290-90[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_33f290-90\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_33f290-90 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_33f290-90\">116,760<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_1bf23f-0f\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_dd6977-ec\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b83657-c7\">Diabetes<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_6c961c-0a\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ac11d9-fb\">94,834<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_c460da-0d\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_7a835f-f7\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9a42af-9d\">Influenza and Pneumonia<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_91eb8c-b2\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6cb8aa-4e\">56,283<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_c2e6a8-b8\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_f0e97a-6f\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c3328f-f0\">Nephritis and Nephrosis<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_6621fa-7d\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_986dc9-e9\">55,331<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_cc74fb-1d\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_f1fbff-28\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3e8bbf-bf\">Chronic Liver Disease<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_d2fcda-d1\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_dea01a-d5\">51,726<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07\"]{display:block;font-size:0.8em;font-style:normal;color:#666666;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c68e9f-07\">* Provisional CDC Data for 2025   |    ** Estimated<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1a2a6-69\">Problems that occur most often during medical treatment are failure to diagnose, adverse reactions to medication, and surgical errors. The incidence of medical error during emergency care is even higher.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ab73f0-b3\" data-alt-title=\"Have You Been Injured\">Have You Suffered a Medical Injury in Texas Due to Negligence?<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_30579e-8e\">Despite all of the challenges of pursuing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/locations\/\">medical malpractice lawsuit in Texas<\/a>, the attorneys at Hastings Law Firm have obtained hundreds of settlements and verdicts for those injured by negligent medical professionals. With\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/locations\/austin-medical-malpractice-attorneys\/\">medical malpractice law offices in Austin<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/locations\/houston-medical-malpractice-lawyer\/\">Houston<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/locations\/dallas-medical-malpractice-attorneys\/\">Dallas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/locations\/north-dallas-medical-malpractice-attorneys\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"28964\">North Dallas<\/a>, we can handle cases anywhere in Texas.\u00a0If you&#8217;re outside of Texas, we have offices in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer-in-phoenix\/\">Phoenix<\/a> and can handle\u00a0medical injury claims across the nation through our associate firms. And if you&#8217;re unable to travel, we&#8217;ll setup a remote consult or come to you. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a\"]{text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_78ec83-2a\">If someone in your family has suffered a serious injury or death following a medical procedure, you owe it to them to find out who is responsible and whether those injuries could have been avoided. Tommy Hastings and his team will thoroughly investigate your situation at no cost to you and work tirelessly to turn the system in your favor by any lawful means.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:8px;}.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column28271_89bafe-aa > 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kb-svg-icon-ic_quoteSerifLeft\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 0c-1.65 0-3 1.35-3 3v3h3v-3h-2c0-1.11.89-2 2-2v-1zm5 0c-1.65 0-3 1.35-3 3v3h3v-3h-2c0-1.11.89-2 2-2v-1z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc\"]{display:block;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);line-height:1.1em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc old-fontBlog wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0fd254-cc\"><em>\u201cIn 2003, Texas passed the most draconian malpractice reforms in the nation. Despite that, in 2005 I dedicated my practice to this area of law &#8211; because people injured by the healthcare system deserve justice.\u201d<\/em><\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c\"]{display:block;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6c2663-6c\"><strong>&#8211; Tommy Hastings, Founder<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e\"]{display:block;text-align:center;font-style:normal;color:#666666;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_745e4e-5e\"><strong>Hastings Law Firm<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_e8479a-5e\" data-alt-title=\"Unreported Medical Mistakes\">Most Medical Mistakes in Texas Go Unreported<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_06e6fb-65\">Dr. Martin Makary, who was part of the Johns Hopkins team that conducted the study, said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"22\">prevalence of medical errors is not known by the general public<\/a> because there is no requirement that doctors report medical error as a cause of death.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:32px;}.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-left:4px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);}.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8{position:relative;}.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column28271_283eea-a8:not(.specificity){margin-bottom:1em;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-left:4px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column28271_283eea-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-left:4px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_283eea-a8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35\"]{font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_af8d28-35\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_226941-98\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_226941-98\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_226941-98\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_226941-98\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_226941-98 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_226941-98\"><strong>\u201cIncidence rates for deaths directly attributable to medical care gone awry haven\u2019t been recognized in any standardized method for collecting national statistics,\u201d Makary says. \u201cThe medical coding system was designed to maximize billing for physician services, not to collect national health statistics, as it is currently being used.\u201d<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;color:#666666;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0184c8-bf\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/2016\/05\/03\/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death\/\">John Hopkins University Study<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_be32a4-9b\">Makary said he would like to see medical error listed as a cause of death on death certificates. He would also like to see the CDC include medical errors in its annual reporting on the leading causes of death in this country. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_49056f-8e\">In fact, doctors and hospitals rarely own up to medical errors. According to a study published in the November 2013 Journal of Patient Safety, a mere 9 percent of patients surveyed said the hospital voluntarily disclosed medical errors in their case.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bb080-50\">Complaints Received by the Texas Medical Board by Year (2021-2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6bfdea-84\"><strong>In 2025, the Texas Medical Board received 9,655 complaints<\/strong><sup>10<\/sup> from patients and their families regarding health care providers in the state. Of those, the board opened formal investigations into 1,550. The remaining complaints were dismissed for one of two reasons: 4,317 were thrown out because the alleged facts did not indicate a potential violation, while another 3,638 were deemed non-jurisdictional, meaning the complaint either involved a licensee not regulated by the Texas Medical Board or did not meet the threshold for a reviewable complaint. The TMB has oversight authority only over certain categories of healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-container28271_8dc1e0-67{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_8dc1e0-67{overflow-x:scroll;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_8dc1e0-67 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_8dc1e0-67 caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_8dc1e0-67 td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_8dc1e0-67 td, .kb-table28271_8dc1e0-67 th{border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-right:1px solid 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kb-table-data28271_c7db9e-2f\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_264e22-ef\">Year<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_710bc9-d3\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cb0371-5a\">Total Complaints<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_a5a5f6-4d\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c46692-29, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c46692-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c46692-29\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c46692-29 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c46692-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c46692-29\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c46692-29 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c46692-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c46692-29\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c46692-29 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c46692-29\">% Change YoY<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_fed918-14\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_577a23-a1\">Investigated<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_99005c-ba\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2aa645-34\">Dismissed<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_02c3fc-88\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_737131-22, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_737131-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_737131-22\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_737131-22 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_737131-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_737131-22\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_737131-22 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_737131-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_737131-22\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_737131-22 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_737131-22\">Non-jurisdictional<\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_3a558c-1f\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_5df150-18\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.state.tx.us\/node\/3905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_78a541-5d\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">9655<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_6fc878-d3\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">5.13%<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_a45cd7-cc\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1550<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_e1cf0e-ab\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">4317<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_1fc7d2-d0\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3638<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_87f103-9a\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_25fa25-4a\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.state.tx.us\/node\/3835\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_859f07-c5\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">9184<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_bbbce9-67\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">12.76%<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_69e44f-a2\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1657<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_666eee-a7\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3552<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_982fff-88\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3881<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_f5c0fd-73\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_48abaa-b9\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.state.tx.us\/node\/3837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_c425f5-10\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">8145<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_fd9b3a-f7\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-4.56%<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_095e7f-ff\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1419<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_aa5f63-c4\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3676<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_50258e-8c\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3099<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_a8114e-09\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_72521f-05\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.state.tx.us\/node\/3840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_e3da48-06\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">8534<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_00231e-a7\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has--font-size\">-2.57%<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_80405c-0c\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1507<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_22bee0-fe\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3997<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_7e7e6a-b7\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3030<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_e561da-8d\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_ddb408-0c\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.state.tx.us\/node\/3842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_2e5dc7-0a\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">8759<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_f9e1dd-f9\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_aa1fb4-07\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1804<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_4ac017-50\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3968<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_1417c0-8e\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">2982<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9583ea-7d\">Medical Mistake Horror Stories &#8211; Real Malpractice Cases<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);margin-bottom:0px;text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c6ee0b-b0\">Here are some horrific instances of medical malpractice that occurred in other states where injured parties were able to obtain full compensation for carelessly inflicted injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_d2a007-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column28271_d2a007-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column28271_d2a007-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column28271_d2a007-5e > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column28271_2a14a8-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_2a14a8-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column28271_2a14a8-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column28271_2a14a8-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column28271_2a14a8-ed{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column28271_2a14a8-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column28271_2a14a8-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_2a14a8-ed\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id28271_394f15-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id28271_394f15-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_394f15-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(90% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id28271_394f15-cc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_394f15-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_394f15-cc > .kt-row-column-wrap{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id28271_394f15-cc alignnone vertical-line wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_702231-b5 kvs-sm-false arrow-box\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a9a864-0a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a9a864-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_a9a864-0a\"]{display:block;text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a9a864-0a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a9a864-0a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_a9a864-0a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a9a864-0a img.kb-inline-image, 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0\"]{display:block;padding-top:0px;padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0\"] mark.kt-highlight{letter-spacing:1px;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_a00090-d0\">An Arizona family was awarded $31.5 million for the negligent brain injury of an infant during delivery, causing permanent neurological damage and cerebral palsy.<sup>5<\/sup><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id28271_ef4153-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id28271_ef4153-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_ef4153-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(90% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id28271_ef4153-60 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_ef4153-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_ef4153-60 > .kt-row-column-wrap{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id28271_ef4153-60 alignnone 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ae7b3f-36 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ae7b3f-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ae7b3f-36\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_ae7b3f-36 old-fontBlog wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ae7b3f-36\"><strong>IL<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_738b55-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column28271_738b55-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_738b55-d8 > 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_738b55-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column28271_738b55-d8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_738b55-d8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf\"]{display:block;padding-top:0px;padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf\"] mark.kt-highlight{letter-spacing:1px;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_467a67-cf\">An Illinois jury awarded $53 million to the family of a healthy mom whose son was born with debilitating brain injuries after exhibiting symptoms of fetal distress, which went untreated for 12 hours. The mother arrived at the hospital at 2 a.m., a time when on-duty staff, allegedly medical students, were unable to respond reasonably to the child\u2019s condition, according to the mother\u2019s attorney.<sup>6<\/sup><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id28271_df033d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id28271_df033d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_df033d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(90% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id28271_df033d-5b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_df033d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32\"]{display:block;text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32 old-fontBlog wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0f095f-32\"><strong>PA<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column28271_19c188-14{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_19c188-14{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14{position:relative;}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column28271_19c188-14:not(.specificity){margin-bottom:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column28271_19c188-14{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_19c188-14{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column28271_19c188-14{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_19c188-14{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column28271_19c188-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_19c188-14\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a\"]{display:block;padding-top:0px;padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a\"] mark.kt-highlight{letter-spacing:1px;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_83d0c1-4a\">A Pennsylvania jury returned a $10 million verdict for a man who was misdiagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease. The man, who was mistakenly told he had 18 months to live, actually suffered from a spinal cord compression. The misdiagnosis caused the spinal cord condition to go untreated for several years, leaving the man\u2019s legs permanently paralyzed.<sup>7<\/sup><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id28271_10c810-01 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id28271_10c810-01 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_10c810-01 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(90% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id28271_10c810-01 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_10c810-01 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b{position:relative;}.kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b:not(.specificity){margin-left:-80px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_f07da6-5b kvs-sm-false arrow-box\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d\"]{display:block;text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d old-fontBlog wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9b991a-9d\"><strong>NY<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_0b10df-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column28271_0b10df-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_0b10df-d9 > 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column28271_0b10df-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column28271_0b10df-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_0b10df-d9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11\"]{display:block;padding-top:0px;padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11\"] mark.kt-highlight{letter-spacing:1px;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-family:Montserrat;font-weight:800;font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d44cba-11\">A jury awarded a 34-year-old woman $62 million to compensate her for the loss of both legs following a botched surgery to remove an ectopic pregnancy. According to the woman, the surgeon punctured her intestine during the surgery, leading to gangrene and blood poisoning that required 73 days in intensive care and eventual amputation of her legs in order to stem the infections.<sup>8<\/sup><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id28271_dc259e-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id28271_dc259e-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_dc259e-76 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(90% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id28271_dc259e-76 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_dc259e-76 > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12\"]{display:block;text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_6f3c8f-12 old-fontBlog wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" 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The family claimed that the child\u2019s severe injuries, cerebral palsy and seizure disorder, were caused by a loss of oxygen to the brain while waiting for the surgery.<sup>9<\/sup><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id28271_c1064b-4c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id28271_c1064b-4c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id28271_c1064b-4c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(10% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(90% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id28271_c1064b-4c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id28271_c1064b-4c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ec613f-1a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ec613f-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ec613f-1a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ec613f-1a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ec613f-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ec613f-1a\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_ec613f-1a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ec613f-1a\" data-alt-title=\"Proving Medical Malpractice\">How Do You Prove Medical Malpractice in Texas<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ded2cb-d0\">Medical malpractice is not uncommon. It happens frequently and more than we appreciate. However, not all adverse medical outcomes amount to medical malpractice.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5cafd7-f9\"><strong>What does a strong medical malpractice case look like? Texas law requires persons injured by substandard medical care to prove:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_7fff3f-f8:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_7fff3f-f8 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_7fff3f-f8 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_7fff3f-f8 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_7fff3f-f8 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_7fff3f-f8 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care;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_c7b6e2-56:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_c7b6e2-56 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_c7b6e2-56 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_c7b6e2-56 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_c7b6e2-56 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_c7b6e2-56 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_0d4eba-77 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{color:var(--global-palette6, #718096) !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_0d4eba-77 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_0d4eba-77\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-icon-diamonds kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1024 1024\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M512 0l-320 512 320 512 320-512z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">the doctor or hospital was \u201cnegligent,\u201d meaning that the care provided was below the prevailing standard of care within the medical profession; and<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_559d1d-83:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_559d1d-83 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_559d1d-83 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_559d1d-83 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_559d1d-83 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_559d1d-83 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_2a8d6d-21 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{color:var(--global-palette6, #718096) !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_2a8d6d-21 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_2a8d6d-21\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-icon-diamonds kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1024 1024\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M512 0l-320 512 320 512 320-512z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">the patient suffered injury as a result of negligent medical care.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxl, 5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 10px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column28271_e58a05-6d > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette2, 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class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_639831-02 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_639831-02\"><a href=\"tel:+18772694620\">877-269-4620<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_00ccfc-fc\" data-alt-title=\"Types of Claims\">Types of Medical Malpractice Claims in Texas<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#f5f5f5;}.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed{position:relative;}.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column28271_53778a-ed:not(.specificity){margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column28271_53778a-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_53778a-ed\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4e9187-f1\">Texas medical negligence claims fall into three broad categories of error:<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99\"]{margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_746c8b-99\"><strong>Failure to Diagnose:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9283b-10\">This form of malpractice occurs when a doctor fails to diagnose an existing medical condition, or diagnoses a medical condition that the patient actually does not have.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64\"]{margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_edbb5c-64\"><strong>Negligent Treatment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bfd03a-9a\">In these kinds of cases, the doctor rendered negligent treatment to the patient. In other words, the doctor made a mistake that a reasonably competent doctor would not have made. Proving that medical malpractice occurred in an emergency room is more difficult. For those cases, the injured patient must prove that emergency room personnel were not merely careless but that they were \u201cwillful and wanton\u201d in their disregard of the patient\u2019s medical needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e\"]{margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_ea0052-6e\"><strong>Failure to Warn:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_09a846-d3\">The last category of medical malpractice is failure to warn the patient of known risks. Most courses of treatment \u2014 whether it is surgery, the administration of drugs, or some other treatment \u2014 carry risks. If a doctor fails to obtain the patient\u2019s consent to a course of treatment after warning the patient of known risks, then the doctor has committed malpractice if that known risk occurs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9f01c3-fd\">Some cases will have provable negligence from multiple categories. For instance, if a doctor failed to warn about the possibility of a prescription drug addiction and subsequently &#8220;over-prescribed&#8221; a patient, the physician has acted negligently AND failed to warn to the patient of potential risks. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_9e7308-fd\">According to a 2013 study published in the&nbsp;<em>BMJ Open<\/em>&nbsp;medical journal,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3693415\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cfailure to diagnose\u201d was the largest source of malpractice claims<\/a>, accounting for 26 to 63 percent of all malpractice claims brought against primary care physicians. Researchers found that the most common patient outcome from \u201cfailure to diagnose\u201d errors was death, which occurred 15 to 48 percent of outcomes recorded in malpractice claims.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f4966c-a0\" data-alt-title=\"Malpractice Compensation\">How Much Can You Be Awarded for Medical Malpractice Damages in Texas?<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_3c9395-c4\">The ability of persons injured by medical malpractice to obtain full compensation for their losses is a controversial topic in Texas. Unlike most states, Texas law severely restricts the amount of compensation that juries can award to medical malpractice victims.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 2px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);border-top:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-right:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-bottom:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-left:4px solid #e5e7eb;}.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-right:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-bottom:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-left:4px solid #e5e7eb;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);border-top:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-right:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-bottom:4px solid #e5e7eb;border-left:4px solid #e5e7eb;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_41c37d-c6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_39ff01-28\"><strong>In a typical medical malpractice case, an injured patient may obtain compensation for:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_336722-15:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_336722-15 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_336722-15 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_336722-15 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_336722-15 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_336722-15 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_7c76a3-dd .kt-svg-icon-list-single{color:var(--global-palette6, #718096) !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_7c76a3-dd .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_7c76a3-dd\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-icon-diamonds kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1024 1024\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M512 0l-320 512 320 512 320-512z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">loss of past income and future earning capacity;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_14780c-84:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_14780c-84 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_14780c-84 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_14780c-84 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_14780c-84 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_14780c-84 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_df2a34-bb .kt-svg-icon-list-single{color:var(--global-palette6, #718096) !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_df2a34-bb .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_df2a34-bb\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-icon-diamonds kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1024 1024\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M512 0l-320 512 320 512 320-512z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">past and future medical expenses;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_61e583-90:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_61e583-90 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_61e583-90 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_61e583-90 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_61e583-90 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_61e583-90 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_065e72-fd .kt-svg-icon-list-single{color:var(--global-palette6, #718096) !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_065e72-fd .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_065e72-fd\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-icon-diamonds kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1024 1024\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M512 0l-320 512 320 512 320-512z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">any other financial losses; and<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_1b9b15-aa:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_1b9b15-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_1b9b15-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_1b9b15-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_1b9b15-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items28271_1b9b15-aa kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_3ebb35-f1 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{color:var(--global-palette6, #718096) !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_3ebb35-f1 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-28271_3ebb35-f1\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-icon-diamonds kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1024 1024\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M512 0l-320 512 320 512 320-512z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">non-economic losses, also known as \u201cpain and suffering<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_40409b-68\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_40409b-68\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_40409b-68\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_40409b-68\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_40409b-68 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_40409b-68\">The Texas Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act severely restricts that amount of damages that medical malpractice victims can obtain for pain and suffering. Non-economic damages against all doctors and health care providers capped at $250,000. Non-economic damages against health care facilities capped at $500,000.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1b3536-01\">For cases in which both the treating physicians and the health care facility were negligent, the maximum recovery for pain and suffering is $250,000 &#8211; $750,000.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column28271_87ae4b-4e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-theme-palette-2-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_8b905f-ff\">Non-Economic Damage Caps in Texas Medical Malpractice Lawsuits<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-container28271_dafc04-9f{margin-top:0px;overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table28271_dafc04-9f td:nth-of-type(1), .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f th:nth-of-type(1){width:50%;}.kb-table28271_dafc04-9f td:nth-of-type(2), .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f th:nth-of-type(2){width:50%;}.kb-table28271_dafc04-9f{table-layout:fixed;width:100%;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:left;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f td, .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f th{border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-right:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-left:1px solid #e5e5e5;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f td, .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f th{border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-right:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-left:1px solid #e5e5e5;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table28271_dafc04-9f td:nth-of-type(1), .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f th:nth-of-type(1){width:50%;}.kb-table28271_dafc04-9f td:nth-of-type(2), .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f th:nth-of-type(2){width:50%;}.kb-table-container .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f td, .kb-table28271_dafc04-9f th{border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-right:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-left:1px solid #e5e5e5;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container28271_dafc04-9f wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table28271_dafc04-9f\">\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_eebfbf-c4\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_086933-14\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_573cca-fb\">Provider Cap (Total Across All Providers)<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_1d6fa3-e5\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_4dbab1-bb\">$250,000<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_d6edde-ec\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_20089f-0a\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_bbef3c-d4\">Facility Cap (Up to 2 Facilities)<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_1b752c-03\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_b0fa0f-34\">$250,000<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row28271_359403-98\">\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_9fd9f9-18\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_dc09e3-48\">Maximum Damages<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data28271_7f6fe3-a1\">\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_37a7c2-b8\">$750,000<\/span>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c1b5dd-7c\">For example, if medical malpractice victim proves $6 million in damages for&nbsp;<strong>pain and suffering&nbsp;<\/strong>(not medical expenses or lost wages, etc.), and a jury wants to award $6 million, Texas law forces the judge to cut that award back to $750,000.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_73d215-ee\">Many people believe that limits on the amount of money a jury can award for damages in a medical malpractice case are unconstitutional. To date, five states have constitutional prohibitions against damage caps on medical malpractice claims. Another nine states have had any imposed caps ruled as unconstitutional by their Supreme Courts. And nine additional states have never enacted any statutory caps.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3\"]{margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3\"]{text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1bcf5e-e3\">States Without Damage Caps on Malpractice Claims<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_64228b-05\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_64228b-05\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_64228b-05\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_64228b-05\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_64228b-05 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_64228b-05\">The following states currently do not have caps on non-economic damages resulting from medical malpractice claims: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb\"]{margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb\"]{text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_c9b5e7-cb\">Proposition 12 and Texas Malpractice Caps<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_d3d8a4-13\">Texas malpractice victims are not so fortunate. In 2003, Texas voters approved Proposition 12, a measure that amended the Texas Constitution to permit the legislature to create caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases as well as act other kind of civil litigation. As a result, Texas\u2019 caps on medical malpractice awards are protected from claims that they violate the Texas Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08\"]{margin-top:0px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08\"]{text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f2aa93-08\">Additional Texas Malpractice Claim Hurdles<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_19b6ea-22\">Texas law presents several other hurdles for persons injured by medical malpractice. Claims may not be brought more than two years from the date of the incident or completion of treatment, and an expert report must be submitted within 120 days after a defendant\u2019s answer is filed.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column28271_268a0a-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column28271_268a0a-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}.kadence-column28271_268a0a-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:0px 0px 8px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kadence-column28271_268a0a-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column28271_268a0a-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column28271_268a0a-0c > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f3504-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f3504-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0f3504-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f3504-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_0f3504-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0f3504-11\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_0f3504-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_0f3504-11\" data-alt-title=\"Damage Caps in Texas\">How Texas Medical Malpractice Damage Caps Have Impacted Claims<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_f9626b-19\">Ten years after Texas lawmakers instituted tort reforms, capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases, both the number of lawsuits filed and the dollar amounts paid out plummeted.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_5e7aba-48\">Data from the Texas Department of Insurance indicates that medical malpractice claims, including lawsuits, resolved fell by nearly two-thirds between 2003 and 2011. The average dollar amounts paid to victims declined 22 percent to $199,000 per claim.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1599ad-84\">Statistics compiled from data in the National Practitioner Data Bank indicate that Texas is at or near the bottom in medical malpractice cases brought and in the size of claims. In 2014, Texas ranked 29th among states for the number of medical malpractice claims per capita (0.56). During that same year, Texas malpractice insurers paid out $3.20 per capita,&nbsp;<strong>putting Texas 49th among all states in dollar amount of malpractice claims paid.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_63953f-b3\">Proponent of caps on non-economic damages sold the argument that Texas would attract more doctors if medical malpractice costs were lower. While it is debatable whether or not Texas has gained more doctors as a result, it is clear beyond argument that damage caps have made it much less expensive to commit medical malpractice.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_cd53ec-8b\" data-alt-title=\"Effect of Malpractice Laws in Texas\">The Effects of Medical Malpractice Laws on Texas Residents<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_760dfb-aa\">Medical malpractice is a serious health problem in the United States. The problem is getting worse not better with medical malpractice now representing the third-leading cause of death in the United States. In Texas, complaints filed with the Texas Medical Board are at an all-time high.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_2fe4b1-a6\">And yet \u2026 in Texas the number of medical malpractice claims is falling. <strong>In Texas medical malpractice insurers pay less compensation to malpractice victims than in almost every other state in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_276841-4a\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_276841-4a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_276841-4a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_276841-4a\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_276841-4a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_276841-4a\">The cost of medical malpractice in Texas is cheap because the doctors, hospitals, and their insurance companies are not legally required to compensate malpractice victims for all of their losses. Pain and suffering are real injuries, and in most states juries compensate victims in amounts well above the Texas damage caps.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_36c359-f5\">Committing medical malpractice is cheap in Texas for another reason. Many medical malpractice victims are unable to hire legal counsel because the recovery they can obtain is too small to attract the services of competent legal counsel. Remember: damages in a medical malpractice case are composed of \u201cincome + medical costs + (capped) non-economic damages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);text-align:left;font-style:normal;color:#333333;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7\"]{padding-right:0px;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_333cba-d7\">In many cases, the indigent, the young and the elderly will not have suffered significant income losses or incurred large enough medical expenses to make litigation against the doctors and insurance companies worthwhile. As a result, losses due to numerous cases of egregious medical malpractice never find their way to the courthouse and are never compensated.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28271_1723c5-71\">The medical malpractice laws in Texas are not fair. They are not just. And it&#8217;s time they are changed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los errores m\u00e9dicos son una de las principales causas de muerte en los Estados Unidos; sin embargo, la mayor\u00eda no se denuncian porque ninguna ley obliga a los m\u00e9dicos a revelar p\u00fablicamente sus errores. En Texas, el problema se agrava por los l\u00edmites de indemnizaci\u00f3n y los obst\u00e1culos legales que dificultan que los pacientes lesionados obtengan una compensaci\u00f3n justa por sus lesiones. Si usted o un ser querido ha sufrido lesiones graves a causa de un error m\u00e9dico que se podr\u00eda haber evitado, comprender c\u00f3mo estas leyes afectan su caso es el primer paso para encontrar respuestas y hacer que los proveedores negligentes rindan cuentas.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Texas Medical Malpractice Facts & Statistics %%sep%% 2026","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","wpa_legal_name":"Gabe Sassin","wpa_legal_bio":"Gabe Sassin has focused exclusively on medical malpractice law since\r\n2007. After spending more than a decade as a malpractice defense\r\nattorney, he knows exactly how the other side works. He has seen\r\nfirsthand how healthcare providers, insurers, corporate defendants, and\r\ntheir legal teams think, prepare, and build their defense against\r\nclaims. That knowledge works for the people who need it most today,\r\ninjured patients and their families. His unique experience shapes\r\neverything he writes, giving readers a look at how these cases actually\r\nwork from someone who has handled them from both sides.","wpa_legal_website":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/medical-attorney-gabriel-sassin\/","wpa_legal_credentials":"Medical Attorney","wpa_legal_id":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/medical-attorney-gabriel-sassin\/#gabesassin","wpa_legal_avatar":57178,"wpa_legal_avatar_url":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/medical-legal-author-gabriel-sassin-150x150-2.webp","wpa_medical_name":"Brady D. Williams","wpa_medical_bio":"Brady D. Williams is a nationally recognized medical malpractice attorney\r\nwho has spent his career handling high-stakes litigation for injured\r\npatients and families across the country. Licensed in both Texas and\r\nCalifornia, Brady draws on experience from hundreds of resolved medical\r\ncases to break down complex legal and medical topics for the people who\r\nneed that information most. 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He has handled numerous high-profile cases that have drawn national media attention and resulted in multi-million dollar recoveries. 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We Can Help.","recommended_reading":[27407,27280],"research_citation":[{"research_text":"<a href=\"https:\/\/nap.nationalacademies.org\/resource\/9728\/To-Err-is-Human-1999--report-brief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cohn, Linda T., Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Corrigan.\u00a0<em>To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System<\/em>. Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 1999<\/a>"},{"research_text":"<a href=\"https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/2016\/05\/03\/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Medical Error: The Third Leading Cause of Death in US<\/em>, The BMJ, May 3, 2016<\/a>"},{"research_text":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/study-urges-cdc-to-revise-count-of-deaths-from-medical-error\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allen, Marshall and Pierce, Olga,\u00a0<em>Study Urges CDC to Revise Count of Deaths From Medical Error<\/em>. ProPublica<\/a>"},{"research_text":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/the-two-things-that-rarely-happen-after-a-medical-mistake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allen, Marshall and Pierce, Olga,<em>\u00a0The Two Things That Rarely Happen After a Medical Mistake<\/em>, ProPublica<\/a>"},{"research_text":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2023\/11\/18\/banner-health-ordered-pay-315-million-malpractice-lawsuit-brain-damaged-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Banner Health ordered to pay $31.5 million in malpractice lawsuit for brain-damaged boy, AZFamily<\/a>"},{"research_text":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox32chicago.com\/news\/illinois-jury-awards-12-year-old-53m-in-birth-injury-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>$53M Verdict for Birth Injury, FOX 32 News<\/em><\/a>"},{"research_text":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/2011\/04\/04\/attorney-casey-scores-10-million-verdict-in-philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Attorney Casey Scores $10 Million Verdict in Philadelphia<\/em>. 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