{"id":92014,"date":"2026-10-22T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/?p=92014"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:52:35","slug":"suing-a-state-hospital-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/es\/suing-a-state-hospital-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Sue a State Hospital in Texas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id92014_47da7e-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id92014_47da7e-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id92014_47da7e-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:24px;padding-bottom:24px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id92014_47da7e-64 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id92014_47da7e-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id92014_47da7e-64 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id92014_47da7e-64 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-column92014_8c05b3-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-left:8px;}.kadence-column92014_8c05b3-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-left:4px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);}.kadence-column92014_8c05b3-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column92014_8c05b3-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column92014_8c05b3-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column92014_8c05b3-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column92014_8c05b3-65{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column92014_8c05b3-65 > .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-column92014_8c05b3-65 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-left:4px solid var(--global-palette6, #718096);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column92014_8c05b3-65\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"old-font has-1-1-font-size has-1-2-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:5px\"><strong>What You Should Know About Suing a State Hospital in Texas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A state or other government hospital in Texas can be sued for medical malpractice only where the Texas Tort Claims Act waives its governmental immunity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government hospitals include county hospital district hospitals such as Ben Taub, Parkland, and John Peter Smith, and state university hospitals such as Clements University Hospital and MD Anderson. Ownership, not the name, decides.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The waiver covers injury or death caused by a condition or use of tangible personal or real property. A negligent diagnosis or a failure to pass on information does not automatically qualify.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 74 still applies to a claim against a public hospital, including pre-suit notice and the expert report, but Chapter 74 does not itself waive immunity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Written notice of the claim is generally due within six months after the incident under \u00a7101.101, and a city&#8217;s charter or ordinance can set a shorter period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recovery from a hospital district is ordinarily capped at $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence, and claims against the state or a city at $250,000 and $500,000. Punitive damages are not available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suing the government-employed doctor or nurse personally is generally not a reliable workaround, because \u00a7101.106 can require dismissal unless the hospital is substituted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can You Sue a State Hospital in Texas for Medical Malpractice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can sue a state hospital in Texas for medical malpractice only where the Texas Tort Claims Act (<a href=\"https:\/\/tcss.legis.texas.gov\/resources\/CP\/htm\/CP.101.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 101<\/a>) waives the hospital&#8217;s governmental immunity. The \u00a7101.021 waiver is narrow and is not a general waiver for all medical negligence by government employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governmental immunity means a government unit cannot be sued unless a statute waives it, whether the hospital belongs to the state, a hospital district, or a city. Suing a government hospital in Texas, or trying to sue the state of Texas over hospital care, depends on the waiver, a notice deadline, lower damage caps, and the usual malpractice rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which Hospitals in Texas Are Government Hospitals?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government hospitals in Texas include county hospital district hospitals such as Ben Taub in Houston, Parkland in Dallas, and John Peter Smith in Fort Worth, and state university hospitals such as William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas. Ownership by a governmental unit under the Texas Tort Claims Act, not the hospital&#8217;s name, decides whether a hospital is public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under <a href=\"https:\/\/tcss.legis.texas.gov\/resources\/HS\/htm\/HS.285.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Health and Safety Code \u00a7\u00a7285.071 and 285.072<\/a>, a company managing a hospital for a hospital district can sometimes count as a governmental unit, so a privately run hospital may still be treated as public for some claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nonprofit or for-profit hospital is not a government hospital, even one treating public patients, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/can-you-sue-a-hospital-for-medical-malpractice-in-texas\/\">a claim against a private hospital<\/a> follows different rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Government Hospitals in Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Houston<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/ben-taub-hospital-houston-malpractice-lawyer\/\">Ben Taub Hospital<\/a>: Harris County Hospital District, doing business as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrishealth.org\/about-us-hh\/who-we-are\/Pages\/history.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital: Harris County Hospital District, doing business as Harris Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/md-anderson-cancer-center-houston-malpractice-lawyer\/\">UT MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdanderson.org\/about-md-anderson\/business-legal\/legal-and-policy\/legal-statements\/core-lab-terms-conditions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a state agency within the University of Texas System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dallas<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/parkland-hospital-dallas-malpractice-lawyer\/\">Parkland Memorial Hospital<\/a>: Dallas County Hospital District, doing business as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parklandhealth.org\/Uploads\/Public\/Documents\/Financial\/FY%202025\/Parkland%20HH%20System%20-%20Financial%20Statements%20Final_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkland Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/clements-university-hospital-dallas-malpractice-lawyer\/\">William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utsouthwestern.edu\/legal\/assets\/swm-lar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UT Southwestern Medical Center<\/a>, a state institution within the University of Texas System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zale Lipshy University Hospital Pavilion: UT Southwestern Medical Center, a state institution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fort Worth<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/john-peter-smith-hospital-fort-worth-malpractice-lawyer\/\">John Peter Smith Hospital<\/a>: Tarrant County Hospital District, doing business as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpshealthnet.org\/about-jps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JPS Health Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Malpractice Claims Does the Texas Tort Claims Act Allow Against a Public Hospital?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas Tort Claims Act allows a medical malpractice claim against a government hospital when a condition or use of tangible personal or real property caused the personal injury or death, under \u00a7101.021(2), and a private person would be liable. A negligent diagnosis, a failure to pass on information, or a failure to use property does not automatically qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tangible property means physical things, such as medical equipment, a device, or a drug as used in treatment. The property&#8217;s use must cause the harm, and simply encountering equipment during care is not enough, although a medical decision can itself involve a covered use of property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Act also excludes certain discretionary decisions (\u00a7101.056) and intentional wrongs (\u00a7101.057). Its waiver covers death as well as injury, and a family&#8217;s claim then follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/texas-medical-malpractice-wrongful-death-explained\/\">Texas wrongful death law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- [element-29081] --><style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id29081_42e82d-53{margin-top:2rem;margin-bottom:2rem;}.kb-row-layout-id29081_42e82d-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id29081_42e82d-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id29081_42e82d-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1400px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id29081_42e82d-53 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and 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Settlements<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f7c3de-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f7c3de-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f7c3de-11\"]{padding-right:4em;padding-left:4em;text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f7c3de-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f7c3de-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f7c3de-11\"] 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-heading29081_f7c3de-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f7c3de-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f7c3de-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc\"] 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-heading29081_567c35-dc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_567c35-dc\">$19,750,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_2bf9fc-d9 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_2bf9fc-d9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_2bf9fc-d9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_12277e-02, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_12277e-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_12277e-02\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_12277e-02 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_12277e-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_12277e-02\"] 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-heading29081_12277e-02 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_12277e-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_12277e-02\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_12277e-02, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_12277e-02[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_12277e-02\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_12277e-02 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_12277e-02\">Failure to Diagnose<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31\"] 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-heading29081_aaa380-31 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_aaa380-31\">Undiagnosed cardiac condition caused teen&#8217;s brain injury after cardiac arrest. Settlement secured lifetime care for the family.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_bfb693-c3\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_6c8b1e-f3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51\"] 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-heading29081_ac2a7c-51 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ac2a7c-51\">$17,385,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_0e2fca-81 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_0e2fca-81 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_0e2fca-81\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95\"] 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-heading29081_d22a43-95 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_d22a43-95\">Product Liability<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7\"] 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-heading29081_8494ef-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8494ef-e7\">Contaminated over-the-counter medication injured and killed children. Mr. Hastings secured settlements and helped convict the company&#8217;s CEO.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_4c3b07-b0\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_275645-9c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_275645-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_275645-9c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78\"] 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-heading29081_ebc2b8-78 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_ebc2b8-78\">$10,700,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_66c462-90 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_66c462-90 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_66c462-90\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2\"] 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-heading29081_52ed23-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_52ed23-b2\">Negligent Prescribing<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_259972-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_259972-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_259972-99\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_259972-99 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_259972-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_259972-99\"] 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-heading29081_259972-99 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_259972-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_259972-99\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_259972-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_259972-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_259972-99\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_259972-99 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_259972-99\">Veteran fatally overdosed on pills from an illegal pain clinic. Jury awarded $10.7 million including punitive damages.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_03c76b-71\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_ab494e-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_ab494e-98\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_93161f-42\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_93161f-42\"] 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-heading29081_93161f-42 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_93161f-42\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_93161f-42\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_93161f-42\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_93161f-42 old-font result-amount wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_93161f-42\">$8,000,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_790f48-61 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_790f48-61 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_790f48-61\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-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-heading29081_8f0a3d-99 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_8f0a3d-99\">Birth Injury<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09\"] 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-heading29081_a4e284-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_a4e284-09\">A first-time mother&#8217;s nurses stayed silent as her baby struggled for oxygen. A settlement was offered soon after Hastings presented the case.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_5bc8d8-7c\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_67300b-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_67300b-a2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f\"] 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-heading29081_b0d903-0f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b0d903-0f\">$8,000,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_577578-b3 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_577578-b3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_577578-b3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2\"] 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-heading29081_59ea14-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_59ea14-b2\">Surgical Error<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b\"] 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-heading29081_f58957-2b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f58957-2b\">Patient suffered serious injury in the ICU after routine surgery. Settlement provided for his long-term 24-hour care needs.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_6b9393-90\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_44149a-82{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_44149a-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_44149a-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63\"] 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-heading29081_b8242e-63 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_b8242e-63\">$6,750,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_b8b72a-ad .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_b8b72a-ad .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_b8b72a-ad\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61\"] 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-heading29081_6989ab-61 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6989ab-61\">Birth Injury<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73\"] 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-heading29081_5e9e6b-73 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5e9e6b-73\">Nurses failed to properly assess fetal monitoring during delivery, causing cerebral palsy. The case was settled for far more than originally offered.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_9bc6f6-35\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_5c8ba5-09\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64\"] 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-heading29081_2eb931-64 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_2eb931-64\">$5,750,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_dedca0-47 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_dedca0-47 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_dedca0-47\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-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-heading29081_14c3ed-97 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_14c3ed-97\">Birth Injury<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04\"] 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-heading29081_1e0fd0-04 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_1e0fd0-04\">Delayed C-section caused oxygen deprivation and brain injury to newborn. Settlement provided for the child&#8217;s lifelong care needs.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_d60470-8b\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_b791b1-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_b791b1-16\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56\"] 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-heading29081_6d0eea-56 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_6d0eea-56\">$4,450,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_0147fe-53 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_0147fe-53 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_0147fe-53\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58\"] 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-heading29081_c202ea-58 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_c202ea-58\">Failure to Diagnose<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-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-heading29081_f91fb5-f0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f91fb5-f0\">Hospital failed to diagnose a brain infection for over 24 hours. The delay caused a serious and permanent brain injury.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_852981-23\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_5ddd8a-b6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76\"] 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-heading29081_9fc584-76 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_9fc584-76\">$3,650,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_6cefc5-f9 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_6cefc5-f9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_6cefc5-f9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25\"] 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-heading29081_cf9282-25 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_cf9282-25\">Hospital Malpractice<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43\"] 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-heading29081_dd0532-43 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_dd0532-43\">Physicians chose antibiotics over recommended surgery for a brain infection. The patient suffered a life-altering stroke as a result.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_782f99-5f\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_0f8022-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_0f8022-39\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f8382e-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-heading29081_f8382e-b0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f8382e-b0\">$3,500,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_76f5a1-6e .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_76f5a1-6e .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_76f5a1-6e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-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-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4\"]{font-size:1.2em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4 old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_5b6ad7-d4\">Physician Negligence<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7\"] 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-heading29081_87b81e-b7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7\"]{font-size:0.9em;line-height:1.3rem;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7 text-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_87b81e-b7\">Doctors missed a blood clot for weeks, causing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Jury awarded $3.5 million after a three-week trial.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-slide kb-advanced-slide-item kb-slide-29081_8e357c-0c\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"kb-advanced-slide-inner\"><style>.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:center;}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);border-top:1px solid #011936;border-right:1px solid #011936;border-bottom:1px solid #011936;border-left:1px solid #011936;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column29081_0e6ba6-16\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce\"]{display:block;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:2.8em;line-height:1.1;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce\"] 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-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce\"]{font-size:2.3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce\"]{font-size:2.6em;}}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce old-font wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_0b1fd2-ce\">$3,250,000<\/span>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_7d1521-37 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-29081_7d1521-37 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#93190a;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-29081_7d1521-37\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e76b2-99, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e76b2-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_1e76b2-99\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e76b2-99 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_1e76b2-99[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_1e76b2-99\"] 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f6f26e-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f6f26e-16\"]{display:block;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:1em;line-height:1.3rem;font-style:normal;color:#011936;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f6f26e-16 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f6f26e-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f6f26e-16\"] 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-heading29081_f6f26e-16 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f6f26e-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading29081_f6f26e-16\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading29081_f6f26e-16, 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Case settled above all prior offers on the morning of trial.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns29081_0d8ea8-03, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns29081_0d8ea8-03{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns29081_0d8ea8-03{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns29081_0d8ea8-03 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns29081_0d8ea8-03\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button{background:#8b0000;font-size:1.4em;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:1px;font-weight:700;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-top:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-right:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-left:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);padding:var(--kb-btn-padding);margin:var(--kb-btn-margin);padding-top:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:0px;box-shadow:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button:focus{background:#a52110;border-top-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-right-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-left-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);box-shadow:var(--kb-btn-shadow-hover, none);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button{border-top:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-right:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-left:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-right-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-left-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button{font-size:1.1em;border-top:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-right:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-left:1px solid var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);margin-top:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn29081_103481-c7.kb-button:focus{border-top-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-right-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-bottom-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);border-left-color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn29081_103481-c7 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/case-results\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">VIew More Case Results<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/aside><!-- [\/element-29081] -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does Chapter 74 Apply to a Medical Malpractice Claim Against a Government Hospital in Texas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tcss.legis.texas.gov\/resources\/CP\/pdf\/CP.74.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code<\/a> applies to a medical malpractice claim against a government hospital in Texas, because \u00a774.001 includes public hospitals in its definitions. A claim that qualifies as a health care liability claim, the statute&#8217;s term, stays subject to Chapter 74, but \u00a774.003 says Chapter 74 does not itself waive immunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tort Claims Act waiver is still needed, and where the statutes conflict, \u00a774.002(b) gives its caps in \u00a7101.023 priority. Chapter 74 also requires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/texas-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-process\/\">pre-suit notice with a medical authorization<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/proving-causation\/\">an expert report<\/a>, served by the ordinary 120-day deadline after each defendant&#8217;s original answer, subject to written extensions and the alternative deadlines in \u00a774.353. Missing either can end a claim.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-top:2em;margin-bottom:2em;}.kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;}.kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36 img.kb-img, .kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-right:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-bottom:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-left:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36 img.kb-img, .kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-right:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-bottom:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-left:1px solid #f5f5f5;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36 img.kb-img, .kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-right:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-bottom:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-left:1px solid #f5f5f5;}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image92014_e2d3f9-36 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-claims-require-an-immunity-waiver-and-chapter-74-compliance.webp\" alt=\"What expert report and pre-suit notice deadlines apply when filing a malpractice claim against a government hospital in Texas.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-92062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-claims-require-an-immunity-waiver-and-chapter-74-compliance.webp 1376w, https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-claims-require-an-immunity-waiver-and-chapter-74-compliance-500x279.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-claims-require-an-immunity-waiver-and-chapter-74-compliance-800x447.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-claims-require-an-immunity-waiver-and-chapter-74-compliance-600x335.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Deadline to Give Notice of a Claim Against a Texas Public Hospital?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written notice of a claim against a government hospital in Texas is generally due within six months after the incident under \u00a7101.101(a) of the Texas Tort Claims Act, subject to exceptions, and a city&#8217;s charter or ordinance can set a shorter period. Actual notice counts only where the hospital was subjectively aware of its alleged fault, as the Texas Supreme Court held in <a href=\"https:\/\/txcourts.gov\/media\/1444229\/180329.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Worsdale v. City of Killeen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notice describes the injury, the time and place, and the incident. Knowing a patient was hurt is not awareness of fault, and a medical record alone does not necessarily show it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/texas-medical-malpractice-statute-of-limitations-explained\/\">The two-year limitations period<\/a> is a separate deadline, and Chapter 74&#8217;s pre-suit notice does not automatically satisfy this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Much Can You Recover From a Government Hospital in Texas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A claim against a Texas hospital district is ordinarily limited to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence for bodily injury or death, and claims against the state or a city are limited to $250,000 and $500,000, under \u00a7101.023 of the Texas Tort Claims Act. Under \u00a7101.024, punitive damages are not available against a government unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These caps limit all damages for the injury or death, not only non-economic damages, and qualifying mental anguish damages count within them. Where Chapter 74&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/texas-medical-malpractice-damage-caps-explained\/\">Texas medical malpractice damage caps<\/a> conflict, the \u00a7101.023 caps control. Who pays depends on the liable entity&#8217;s funding or insurance arrangement, not a single statewide fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can You Sue the Doctor or Nurse Personally at a Texas Public Hospital?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suing a government-employed doctor or nurse at a Texas public hospital is generally not a reliable workaround, because \u00a7101.106 of the Texas Tort Claims Act makes the choice of whom to sue potentially binding. Under \u00a7101.106(f), an employee sued over conduct within the general scope of employment can obtain dismissal unless the hospital is timely substituted, a rule the Texas Supreme Court read broadly in <a href=\"https:\/\/openjurist.org\/332\/sw3d\/367\/franka-v-velasquez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Franka v. Velasquez<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That rule reaches claims that could have been brought against the hospital, even without a waiver. A contractor physician is not an employee under the Act and faces the ordinary rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ownership does not prove any clinician&#8217;s status, and a physician there may work for a state medical school instead of the hospital district.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image92014_b1aae6-49:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-top:2em;margin-bottom:2em;}.kb-image92014_b1aae6-49 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;}.kb-image92014_b1aae6-49 img.kb-img, .kb-image92014_b1aae6-49 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-right:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-bottom:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-left:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image92014_b1aae6-49 img.kb-img, .kb-image92014_b1aae6-49 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-right:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-bottom:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-left:1px solid #f5f5f5;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image92014_b1aae6-49 img.kb-img, .kb-image92014_b1aae6-49 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-right:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-bottom:1px solid #f5f5f5;border-left:1px solid #f5f5f5;}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image92014_b1aae6-49 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-clinician-employment-and-personal-lawsuit-dismissal-rules.webp\" alt=\"Why would a court dismiss my case against a hospital employee unless I sue a state hospital in Texas.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-92063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-clinician-employment-and-personal-lawsuit-dismissal-rules.webp 1376w, https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-clinician-employment-and-personal-lawsuit-dismissal-rules-500x279.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-clinician-employment-and-personal-lawsuit-dismissal-rules-800x447.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/texas-public-hospital-clinician-employment-and-personal-lawsuit-dismissal-rules-600x335.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Hard is It to Win a Lawsuit Against a Government Hospital in Texas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winning a lawsuit against a government hospital in Texas is hard, because the claim must fit the narrow Texas Tort Claims Act waiver in Chapter 101, meet a notice deadline that can be short, stay within the Act&#8217;s damage caps, and meet the expert report requirements of the Texas Medical Liability Act. Claims can still succeed where the facts fit the waiver and every deadline is met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even then, the claim must prove that, more likely than not, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/four-elements-of-a-texas-medical-malpractice-claim\/\">the negligent care was a substantial factor<\/a> without which the harm would not have happened (<a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/texas\/supreme-court\/2017\/15-0509.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bustamante v. 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Every verdict, every settlement, and every  courtroom victory comes from one guiding promise: <strong>To treat each client\u2019s fight for justice as if it were our own.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items17033_778e69-a5:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items17033_778e69-a5 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-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items17033_778e69-a5 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items17033_778e69-a5 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items17033_778e69-a5 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div 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10 0 1 1-5.93-9.14\"\/><polyline points=\"22 4 12 14.01 9 11.01\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Founded in 2005 with an <strong>exclusive focus on healthcare litigation. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-17033_11eda1-63 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{color:var(--global-palette6, #718096) !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-17033_11eda1-63 .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-17033_11eda1-63\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_checkCircle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M22 11.08V12a10 10 0 1 1-5.93-9.14\"\/><polyline points=\"22 4 12 14.01 9 11.01\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">A team of personal injury attorneys, medical professionals, intake specialists, and board certified patient advocates that understands this complex and specialized field of law.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-17033_03f289-76 .kt-svg-icon-list-single{color:var(--global-palette6, #718096) !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-17033_03f289-76 .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-17033_03f289-76\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_checkCircle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" 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.kt-block-spacer{height:10px!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-17033_b9a571-ee\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/aside><!-- [\/element-17033] -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Should You Do After Being Harmed at a Public Hospital in Texas?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After being harmed at a public hospital in Texas, find out who owns it, write down the dates of care, request the records, and speak with a lawyer promptly, because the notice period for a claim against a government hospital can be short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ownership.<\/strong> Bills, consent forms, and badges can show who runs the hospital and employed each provider.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Records.<\/strong> You generally may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/hipaa\/for-individuals\/medical-records\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">request copies of your medical and billing records<\/a> from HIPAA-covered providers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copies.<\/strong> Keep everything exchanged with the hospital.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Talk to a Texas Hospital Malpractice Attorney About Your Case<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If negligent care at a hospital harmed you or someone you love, our team is here for you. We listen to what happened, review the medical records, and give you an honest answer about whether you have a claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our medical malpractice lawyers are experienced in handling hospital malpractice claims across Texas. We understand what a hospital injury can mean for a family, from further treatment and additional recovery time to lost income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hastings Law Firm has been dedicated exclusively to medical malpractice since 2005, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hastingsfirm.com\/texas-hospital-malpractice-negligence-lawyers\/\">Texas hospital malpractice lawyers<\/a> work on a no-win, no-fee basis, so if we do not win the case, you pay nothing. Contact us now for a free, confidential case review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list two-column-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tcss.legis.texas.gov\/resources\/CP\/htm\/CP.101.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas Tort Claims Act, Chapter 101: waiver, caps, notice and employee rules<\/a> | <em>Texas Legislature<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tcss.legis.texas.gov\/resources\/CP\/pdf\/CP.74.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Chapter 74 definitions, immunity, priority and expert report rules for healthcare claims<\/a> | <em>Texas Legislature<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tcss.legis.texas.gov\/resources\/HS\/htm\/HS.285.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Health and Safety Code \u00a7\u00a7285.071 and 285.072 on hospital district management contractors<\/a> | <em>Texas Legislature<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/txcourts.gov\/media\/1444229\/180329.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas Supreme Court opinion on what actual notice to a government unit requires<\/a> | <em>Supreme Court of Texas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openjurist.org\/332\/sw3d\/367\/franka-v-velasquez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas Supreme Court opinion on suing government employees under \u00a7101.106(f)<\/a> | <em>OpenJurist<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/texas\/supreme-court\/2017\/15-0509.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas Supreme Court opinion on proving causation in a medical malpractice case<\/a> | <em>Justia<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrishealth.org\/about-us-hh\/who-we-are\/Pages\/history.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">History of the Harris County Hospital District and its hospitals<\/a> | <em>Harris Health<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parklandhealth.org\/Uploads\/Public\/Documents\/Financial\/FY%202025\/Parkland%20HH%20System%20-%20Financial%20Statements%20Final_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dallas County Hospital District, doing business as Parkland Health, 2025 financial statements<\/a> | <em>Parkland Health<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpshealthnet.org\/about-jps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">JPS Health Network and the Tarrant County Hospital District<\/a> | <em>JPS Health Network<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utsouthwestern.edu\/legal\/assets\/swm-lar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UT Southwestern request describing its state-owned and operated hospitals<\/a> | <em>UT Southwestern Medical Center<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdanderson.org\/about-md-anderson\/business-legal\/legal-and-policy\/legal-statements\/core-lab-terms-conditions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MD Anderson statement of its status as a Texas state agency<\/a> | <em>The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/hipaa\/for-individuals\/medical-records\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Patients&#8217; federal right to get copies of their medical and billing records<\/a> | <em>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harm during care at a public hospital can leave a patient and family facing further treatment, lost income, and questions about whether anyone can be held responsible. 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