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Recent News About Physicians
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Geriatric Physicians Management files suit to recover $90K from practice
GALVESTON - Geriatric Physicians Management and Capital Inc. has filed suit against Geriatric Physicians Care P.A. in an effort to recover approximately $90,000, recent court documents say. -
Benefits of legal reforms speak for themselves
You could almost set your watch to the intervals when people who oppose smart, common-sense legal reforms release "reports" that rely on doctored data to back up their narrow view that legal reforms have been bad for health care in Texas. But the benefits of civil justice reform are undeniable. -
Health professionals refute report that Texas tort reform is a failure
Opelt In spite of a recent report calling the Texas reform of medical liability litigation a "failed experiment," a group of medical professionals in the state still maintains the reforms are a success. -
Insurer: Texas malpractice rates decreasing since liability reforms
Ott Due to medical liability reforms in the state, Texas physicians will pay less for liability coverage next year, according to the state's largest provider of malpractice insurance. -
***FOR PRINT *** Seroquel settlement worth $68.5M
Abbott WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Thirty-eight state attorneys general, including Greg Abbott of Texas, announced a record-breaking $68.5 million agreement with a drug company Thursday over allegations of improper marketing practices. -
Refinery workers seek $500M from BP over 2009 Texas City benzene leak
Buzbee GALVESTON � Galveston attorney Tony Buzbee has a filed a $500 million lawsuit against BP Products North America Inc. and Pasadena Tank Corp. on behalf of eight contractors who claim their health has been affected as a result of a benzene leak. -
Local doctors sue over malfunctioning X-ray machine
Portable X-ray machines Ultimate Medical Services has cost a Jefferson County company thousands of dollars by failing to properly fix an X-ray machine damaged during Hurricane Ike, according to recently filed court documents. -
East Texas physician-owned hospital challenges constitutionality of new law
Sebelius TYLER-A physician-owned hospital in East Texas has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent the enforcement of the newly enacted law. -
Surgical center seeks $1M from physicians
GALVESTON - Alleging an unauthorized transaction was conducted between its managers and competitors, a ambulatory surgery center management and development company has filed suit to recover more than $1 million in losses. -
Local doctor lands $10M verdict for ER contract dispute
Dugas It's no secret to the local medical community that Dr. Kirk Williams was somewhat bitter after he and the Medical Center of Southeast Texas parted ways nearly four years ago. -
Motorcycle rider claims amputation due to mower traveling wrong way
GALVESTON � After an alleged collision with a tractor lawn mower at an intersection in Santa Fe two years ago, a Galveston County man is suing a number of businesses -
Asbestos-diagnosing doctors ordered to answer questions in CSX case in West Virginia
Harron WHEELING, W.Va. - Physicians Ray Harron and Richard Cassoff must answer CSX Transportation's questions about their roles in helping Peirce, Raimond and Coulter of Pittsburgh sue the railroad, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Seibert decided on May 14. -
AMA honors Perry for tort reform efforts
Gov. Rick Perry (R) For his leadership in reforming Texas' tort system, the American Medical Association honored Gov. Rick Perry with its Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service. -
Legally Speaking: Just Following Orders
An order from a court is a serious thing. It may direct the parties to a lawsuit to take certain action, or to refrain from conduct. -
Galveston amputee seeks $2.5 M from trailer maker
Tony Buzbee GALVESTON � After having three fingers on his left hand crushed and later amputated, a Galveston County man is suing an area trailer manufacturer for $2.5 million. -
Inmate sues UTMB for improper cancer diagnosis
GALVESTON � A Texas inmate has sued the University of Texas Medical Branch on allegations its doctors improperly diagnosed his cancer. -
Malpractice suit against Spiegel continues after appeal denied
Dr. Felix Spiegel Known throughout the Golden Triangle for his lap band weight-loss surgery commercials, Dr. Felix Spiegel recently had his appeal denied, allowing a medical-malpractice claim against him to continue. -
Pizzeria sued for negligence in fatal collision
GALVESTON � A Santa Fe man is suing a pizzeria in his town for a two-vehicle accident that injured him and killed his wife. -
UTMB, docs named in breast surgery lawsuit
UTMB-Galveston GALVESTON � A local married couple blames The University of Texas Medical Branch and two of its physicians for a procedure that reportedly yielded negative results for the wife.