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Wrongful Death Cases

Style
Cause No.
County
Nature of Case
Acevedo v. Arrazola
C-1943-99-D
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Coumadin. Defense verdict.
Benter v. Rueda
CL-43,889-B
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Failure to treat prostate cancer identified during prostate examination.
Bryant v. Davis
89-24549
Harris
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat increasing intracranial pressure.
Castillo v. Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.P.
C-1550-02-G
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Unattended patient falls from stretcher causing subdural hematomas and death.
Dziadek v. Harris
87-44089
Harris
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Death following mastoidectomy.
Estate of M. Barbosa, Deceased v. Robles
99-08-3276-E
Cameron
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Death following improper cardiac surgery. Defense verdict.
Estate of C. DeLeon, Deceased v. Melendez
C-923-00-F
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Fatal heart attack hours after hospital admission.
Estate of D. Garfield, Deceased v. Jimenez
98-4663-E
Nueces
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Overdose of Protamine during carotid endarterectomy.
Acevedo v. Arrazola
C-1943-99-D
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Coumadin. Defense verdict.
Benter v. Rueda
CL-43,889-B
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Failure to treat prostate cancer identified during prostate examination.
Bryant v. Davis
89-24549
Harris
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Failure to timely diagnose and treat increasing intracranial pressure.
Castillo v. Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.P.
C-1550-02-G
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Unattended patient falls from stretcher causing subdural hematomas and death.
Dziadek v. Harris
87-44089
Harris
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Death following mastoidectomy.
Estate of M. Barbosa, Deceased v. Robles
99-08-3276-E
Cameron
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Death following improper cardiac surgery. Defense verdict.
Estate of C. DeLeon, Deceased v. Melendez
C-923-00-F
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Fatal heart attack hours after hospital admission.
Estate of D. Garfield, Deceased v. Jimenez
98-4663-E
Nueces
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Overdose of Protamine during carotid endarterectomy.
Estate of R. Guerra, Jr., Deceased v. Magic Valley Concrete, Inc and Eleazar Castillo, III
C-378-00-G
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Vehicular accident. 22-year-old father of 3 small children, killed riding his motorcycle after colliding with defendant driver.
Estate of F. Huerta, Deceased v. Badiga
CL-35,393-B
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Death caused by perforation of colon during colonoscopy.
Estate of J. Leal, Deceased v. McAllen Medical Center, Inc.
C-206-03-H
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Hospital delay in surgery causing death of 25-year-old father of 3.
Gomez v. Mazzola
C-6015-98-B
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. 50-year-old patient dies from radiation burn following cardiac ablation.
Gonzalez v. McAllen Medical Center
C-2073-97-A
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Psychiatric malpractice. Facility failed to protect patient from assault causing death. Defense verdict.
Kramer/Hernandez v. Guajardo
C-3167-98-C
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Vehicular accident. Failure to use caution signals causing collision and death.
McNabb v. Sessions
87-40501
Harris
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Death of 15-year-old, cardiopulmonary arrest following E.R. visit.
Muniz v. McAllen Hospitals, L.P.
C-2281-08-D
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Morphine sensitivity causing death.
Nwora v. Bayer
87-48968
Harris
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Failure to treat congestive heart failure.
Pascoe v. Martin
D-1-GN-12-002529
Austin
Wrongful Death. Ruptured aortic aneurysm before surgery and death.
Plascencia v. Reyes
C-2271-12-E
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. 48-year-old gastric bypass surgery and death.
Salazar v. Laredo Texas Hospital Company, L.P. d/b/a Laredo Medical Center
2010-CVQ-000141-D2
Webb
Wrongful Death. Failure to properly assist and monitor conscious sedation patient during thyroid biopsy procedure and delay in calling code leading to death.
Sanchez v. Stern
1995-073535-D
Cameron
Wrongful Death. Alleged failure to diagnose and treat.
Savage v. Beverly Enterprises-Texas, Inc.
12995
Winkler
Wrongful Death. Nursing home neglect. Resident decedent wandered from facility six times before his corpse was found 1/2 mile from the facility. Cause of death hypothermia.
Thomas v. Beverly Enterprises d/b/a Cresthaven Children's Center
91-Cl-14243
Bexar
Wrongful Death. Long-term care to malpractice. 14-year-old profoundly retarded boy on pureed diet chokes and dies on 1 1/2" piece of meat, improper cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Vargas v. Mission Hospital
C-2283-03-F
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Delayed treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest of a 25-year-old in the intensive care unit.
Villagomez v. Clark, M.D.
95-07-3412-B
Cameron
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Perforated bowel causing postoperative death.
Villarreal, Alma et al. v. Tijerina, Oscar M.D., et al.
C-124-00-E
Hidalgo
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Aortic aneurysm diagnosed on admission to emergency room leading to fatal rupture.
Warner v. Hurt, M.D.
83-71248
Harris
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Death following percutaneous radiofrequency stereotactic trigeminal rhizotomy.
Wolf v. Adams
82-F-2035
Brazoria
Wrongful Death. Medical malpractice. Negligent discharge from psych facility alcoholic patient collides in vehicle killing decedent after consuming fifth of vodka.
Style
Cause No.
County
Nature of Case
Adelman v. Rosenblatt
84-01513
Harris
Psychiatric malpractice / interference with mother-son relationship.
Bannworth v. Sotelo
C-1533-10-G
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Facial disfigurement to the face of 31-year-old woman. Defense verdict.
Bayliff v. Odom
84-44847
Harris
Auto accident rear-ender.
Bazan v. Escatiola
CL-06-1077
Hidalgo
Plaintiff alleged that Defendant was negligent in failing to control his vehicle which resulted in the medical care required by Amber Bazan.
Beebe v. Donovitz
C-1684-01-D
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Osteomyelitis after treatment of ankle pain.
Benigay v. Alleyn
C-3706-97-H
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Leak of intestine after gall bladder surgery.
Bohack V. Kaufmann
83-73354
Harris
Medical malpractice. Bilateral osteotomies resulting in 8 non-unions.
Bossette v. Lett
E-118, 602
Jefferson
Medical malpractice failure to diagnose and treat ectopic pregnancy leading to rupture.
Carmona v. ERMC
C-3114-08-F
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Negligent delivery of newborn and management of shoulder dystocia.
Carol v. Zawisak
C-2024-03H
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Negligent diagnosis causing multiple leg amputations.
Cates v. Johnson
35,174
Montgomery
Gastric bleed from Butazolidin.
Chow v. Karkowski
81-33694
Harris
Medical malpractice negligence in cosmetic surgery.
Cook v. Searcy
78-26771
Harris
Perforation to bowel necessitating multiple surgeries.
Curtis v. Beach
99-6733-C
Nueces
Medical malpractice. Negligent discharge from emergency room.
Darland v. Hammit
90-08-03146-CV
Montgomery
Dental malpractice. Negligent treatment of TMJ disorder.
De La Fuente v. Alford
2007-CCL-00574-A
Cameron
Motor vehicle negligence. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant was negligent in failing to yield the right-of-way, which caused her to undergo medical care as a result of neck and back injuries.
De Luna v. Shilt
CL-43,814-D
Hidalgo
Plaintiff alleged that Defendant was negligent in failing to control his speed, which caused the accident and caused him to undergo medical care as a result of soft tissue injuries.
Escalante v. Koerner
96-1132-H
Nueces
Medical malpractice. Fetal demise in twin pregnancy.
Estate of M. Flores v. McAllen Medical Center
C-802-98-D
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Cardiopulmonary arrest following C-section resulting in persistent vegetative state.
Galindo v. Presas
CL-41,174-B
Hidalgo
Motor vehicle negligence. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant was negligent in controlling her vehicle which caused her to undergo medical care as a result of soft tissue injuries.
Garcia v. Ingle
2008-12-6549-E
Cameron
Motor vehicle negligence. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant was negligent in controlling his vehicle which caused his medical care. Plaintiff also alleges that Defendant was grossly negligent and requested exemplary/punitive damages because Defendant was intoxicated at the time of the accident, arrested and convicted of driving under the influence.
Garrison v. McGinnis
79-8272
Harris
Plaintiff's check left as down payment on used Cadillac bounced and car was repossessed from her driveway without authority.
Garza v. Reyes
C-1548-08-E
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Surgical treatment of hiatal hernia requiring esophagectomy.
Gomez v. Juarez
2006-CCL-91-A
Cameron
Plaintiff alleged Defendant was negligent in controlling his vehicle, which caused him to undergo medical care as a result of neck and back injuries.
Goodman v. N.Y.U.
83-45129
Harris
Workman slipped on garbage can lid at work and landed on lower back. Underwent multi-level disc surgery. T&P $62,954.85 + $14,242.85 - 25% attorney's fees lump sum.
Gottlieb v. Holmsten
92-42506
Harris
Medical malpractice. Failure to diagnose and treat fractured left wrist.
Henson v. Honeywell
83-57116
Harris
Product liability gas valve explosion with severe burns to family inside trailer house.
Hernandez v. Mohamed
C-4320-94-A
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Laceration of the urinary bladder during the performance of the cesarean section delivery.
Hewitt v. Alanis
C-2621-99-C
Hidalgo
40% loss of heart tissue due to Treatment of multiple coronary occlusions.
Huerta and Sauceda v. Escalante, Rig Star, Inc.
DC-99-84
Starr
Premises liability. Injuries and disability to 2 oil field workers due to assembly of walkway.
Jones v. Norman
62,302
Ft. Bend
Medical malpractice misdiagnosis of reflux esophagitis.
King v. Tinkle
75-902
Ft. Bend
Podiatrist malpractice. Necrotizing fasciitis below the knee amputation.
Lucario v. Griffith
88-045317
Harris
Medical malpractice. Gastric bleed following prescription of Feldene by family physician.
Mann v. Brueggen
82-47527
Harris
Dental malpractice broken file in root canal.
Melton v. Flynn & Hubert
30,163
Washington
Medical malpractice. Loss of fallopian tube and ovary; infertility.
Mendoza v. Zapata
C-2935-94-B
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice. Fetal demise from failure to treat pre-eclampsia during pregnancy.
Mizell v. Heffelman
83-72173
Harris
Medical malpractice; permanent disability from failure to treat fractured radial head. Defense verdict.
Monroy v. Likover
89-11071
Harris
Medical malpractice surgery on wrong side of back.
Movak v. Medley
C-094-08-A
Hidalgo
Tortious interference; proprietary information gives defendant oilfield service competitive advantage over plaintiff.
Ontiveros v. McAllen Medical Center
C-1664-10-l
Hidalgo
Hospital neglect in wrongfully disposing of fetal remains from stillborn birth.
Palacios v. Sanchz
CL-04-1089-E
Hidalgo
Motor vehicle negligence. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant was negligent in controlling his vehicle which caused him to undergo medical care as a result of neck and back injuries.
Pereida v. Campbell's Delivery Service
97-02-16,851CV
Duval
Vehicular accident; spinal cord injury resulting in 3 level fusion.
Puga v. Velazco
c-1974-02-F
Hidalgo
Motor vehicle negligence. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant was negligent in controlling his vehicle which caused the need for past and future medical care.
R.A.M., et al. v. Ahmed
C-5469-94-B
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice; 7 female Plaintiffs claim sexual assault during neurological examinations.
Ramos v. Knapp Medical Center
C-765-09-l
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice; 39-year-old suffers cardiac arrest during surgery, brain damage and permanent paraplegia.
Regian v. Reddy
81-F-2154
Brazoria
Intraoperative procedure with perforation to the stomach and resultant intraabdominal abscess, multiple postoperative surgeries and extended hospitalizations. Negligence award $900,000.00.
Rocha v. Knape
83-F-2556
Brazoria
Vehicular accident back and neck injuries.
Ross v. David
89-20409
Harris
Medical malpractice; failure to diagnose testicular cancer.
Salazar v. Ochoa
CL-40,632-D
Hidalgo
Motor vehicle negligence. Plaintiffs allege Defendant was negligent in not having his hazard lights on and creating a hazardous condition on the road that caused the accident, injuring mother and two children which required 6 weeks of medical care.
Santa Maria v. Almaguer
C-4608-95-B
Hidalgo
Fetal demise due to negligent prenatal care.
Saucedo v. Juan
95-5322-B
Nueces
Medical malpractice; retained foreign object following needle guided breast biopsy.
Schiller v. Leya
81-31670
Harris
Psychiatric malpractice; instructed verdict for defendant.
Selman, Patricia v. Gordon, Sloan DPM
92-001951
Harris
Podiatrist malpractice. Failure to obtain informed consent.
Sigler v. Arrazola, M.D.
C-2097-99-D
Hidalgo
Medical malpractice; infection and facial cellulitis following treatment of ear infection.
Solis v. DHL
2005-CVQ000692-D1
Webb
Medical negligence. Plaintiff alleged that hospital and nuclear medical technologists were negligent in failing to properly place an IV catheter to conduct a nuclear study and failing to properly treat Ms. Solis' condition after it had been caused by the IV catheter placement, which necessitated subsequent surgery to repair nerve damage on patient's hand.
Stanley v. Boyles, D.D.S.
82-22564
Harris
Dental malpractice; adult orthodontics.
Sutton v. Rollins & Raju, M.D.
85-69694
Harris
Medical malpractice; obstetrician proceeding with C-sec without effective anesthesia.
Talley v. Cole
13,128
Walker
Sam Houston State University co-ed treated for lacerated finger. Dr. Cole applies bandage allegedly too tight causing lack of circulation and partial amputation of tip of finger, Plaintiff taking non-prescribed pain medications (Demerol) masking pain.
Vacca v. Harold Kurlander, M.D.
84-66086
Harris
Medical malpractice; neurologist prescribed off label Tegretol for neuralgia causing Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Williams v. Wendenberg
83-40697
Harris
Medical malpractice; perforation of abdominal wall during lumbar laminectomy with injury to blood vessel.
Williams, Robert A. and Sheila v. Timothy Goshen, D.O.
92-5180
Dallas
Podiatric malpractice. Failure to prescribe antibiotics causing permanent foot disability.
Wilkens v. Neal Reisman, M.D.
88-30416
Harris
Medical malpractice; plastic surgeon performed Yag laser procedure resulting in sever hypertrophic scarring.
Woods v. Cuervo
88-25741
Harris
Medical malpractice. Unnecessary ERCP procedure causing pancreatitis.
Yockov v. Jones
85-66415
Harris
Medical malpractice; anesthesiologist failed to do pre-op coagulation studies on alcoholic patient suffered post-op bleed and clot formation compressing spinal cord causing total permanent quadriplegia.
Young v. C. David Hearn, M.D.
90-64970
Harris
Medical malpractice; post-surgical retained foreign object. Defense verdict.