Randall D. Moore, PLLC

After 2003, the healthcare negligence and medical malpractice laws changed. There are additional requirements to recover the damages that apply only to healthcare professionals and plaintiffs. Settlements can now be more complicated. There is a $250,000 cap for pain and suffering, or "noneconomic damages." The law remains in place for compensation for lost wages and medical expenses. Major settlements may occur due to severe injuries accordingly because of a doctor's negligence, hospital negligence or medical malpractice, or neglect that occurred at a nursing home. Since the 1980s, the Fort Worth Texas attorneys have handled medical malpractice cases. They have obtained substantial settlements. Contact Randall D. Moore, PLLC for a consultation. Medical malpractice is negligence by professional healthcare providers. It is not in line with the standard of care for those with similar experience and training. Failing to refer patients to specialists and diagnose and run appropriate tests are common forms of malpractice. A client had nine hours of surgery. His arms became hyperextended. The medical malpractice case was due to excessive hyperextension. Complications arose due to this hyperextension. The Social Security Administration gave the client a 100 percent disability rating. The actual recovery was $800,000. Verdict = $781,000. Settlement offer to defendant was $25,000