SCOTX Reinstates Harris County Med-Mal Verdict

In rare support of a medical malpractice plaintiff’s jury verdict, the Texas Supreme Court on Friday concluded that the First Court of Appeals erred when it tossed a $4.2 million award by a Houston jury for the negligent death of a 46-year-old father of three.

In an 8-0 decision, the court ruled that a plaintiff’s expert had properly supported his determination that a medical decision to delay a routine neurosurgical procedure had resulted in the death of Lancer Windrum from obstructive hydrocephalus, a form of pressure on his brain.