Practice Areas & Industries: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Practice/Industry Group Overview

The defense of medical malpractice and professional liability cases represents a significant part of Fulbright & Jaworski's litigation practice, and our health care practice has extensive experience in representing clients in every facet of these claims. Fulbright's clients include renowned cardiovascular surgeons, obstetricians, pediatrics, emergency department physicians and staff, and oncologists across the country. In addition, Fulbright represents some of the most respected public and private schools of medicine in the United States, as well as their faculty, residents and fellows.

The Health Care Practice Group is acclaimed for excellence in defending obstetrical and pediatric malpractice claims, which often encompass complex medical liability facts and causation issues and present substantial damage exposure. To provide the most thorough representation, our attorneys are supported by state-of-the-art technology and a dedicated team of support staff, including on-staff consulting medical physicians and research assistants.

Services Available

Our docket consists primarily of hospital/physician defense cases involving an extensive range of medical and legal issues:

• Anesthetic and surgical complications
• Diagnosis and treatment of medical and psychiatric patients
• Obstetrical malpractice
• Complications following surgery and other medical care
• Informed consent and other administrative procedures
• Injuries resulting from various types of trauma
• Alleged negligence relating to monitoring of patients and medication errors
• Wrongful credentialing
• Wrongful termination or wrongful revocation of credentials

Increasingly, extended-stay facilities and nursing homes are under attack by the plaintiff's bar. To the benefit of our clients, Fulbright has experienced attorneys in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio who are dedicated to the defense of these facilities. Reflecting our success in defending these entities in the courtroom, our Health Care Practice Group participates in preventative workshops and seminars to better equip the industry with specific knowledge to avoid litigation and lessen exposure.

We have also served as counsel for health care providers involved in mass tort cases, including litigation associated with:

• Pedicle screws
• Hemophilia/AIDS
• Breast implants
• Levonorgestrel implants

Notably, our Health Care Practice Group has also served as regional trial counsel in the Dalkon Shield and DES litigation.