Medical Malpractice provides comprehensive coverage of Texas medical malpractice law in a single source. Organized and written in a practice-oriented fashion designed to help you find answers systematically and efficiently, this title discusses topics such as:

• Theories of liability

• Medical malpractice under the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Texas Tort Claims Act

• Pleading and proving the medical negligence case

• Statutes of limitation

• Suing and defending HMOs

• Discovery

• Damages

• Wrongful death of a fetus

• Insurance issues

• Settlements

• Expert witnesses

• Defenses

• Medical products and devices

• Instructing the jury

• Standards of care

This publication contains sample pleadings, discovery requests, medical authorizations, pretrial and trial motions, and the essential correspondence used in medical negligence cases.