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Monday, November 12, 2007

Family of Woman Ignored at ER Files Suit

What happened in California could happen in Texas. In Texas, health care providers who work in an emergency room enjoy near-immunity from suits due to "tort reform." To succeed, a plaintiff must show wilful and wanton negligence on the part of the provider. Let's hope we don't see cases like this one in Texas - but there is no guarantee.

Read the article: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Troubled-Hospital-Lawsuit.html?pagewanted=print

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