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The holiday season is often a time of joy and reflection, but for many patients who require  medical care, it can also be a time of heightened risk. Hospitals and medical centers face significant challenges during we...

In Texas, the law governing medical malpractice cases involving emergency care sets a heightened standard of proof for plaintiffs. In emergency cases, it requires them to establish “willful and wanton negligence” rather...

.The The Downfall of Steward Health Care Steward Health Care, once positioned as a leader in private equity-driven hospital management, now finds itself in financial turmoil, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2024. At...

By Luke Metzler As a partner at Van Wey, Metzler & Williams, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating impact that birth injuries can have on families. During Cord Blood Awareness Month, it's essential to shine a ligh...

The High Cost of Hospital Profitability HCA Healthcare, the largest operator of for profit hospitals in the United States, is a behemoth in the healthcare industry. They are well capitalized, with a market value that ...

On April 5th, 2023, nationally recognized medical malpractice attorney, Kay Van Wey, testified along with other patient safety advocates in support of Texas HB 148. Her testimony provided to the Texas Commission on Jud...

Van Wey, Metzler & Williams is closely monitoring the recent recall of certain eye drops that may cause serious eye damage, blindness or even death. The recall has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

**DEVELOPING STORY** In a disturbing developing story, a Dallas-based surgery center operated by Baylor Scott and White recently suspended all operations. This occurred  after a doctor’s suspicious death was linked to...

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can result from any event that severely jars or impacts the brain, including something as seemingly simple as a sports injury or something more serious like a car crash. Depending on the seve...

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), also known as neonatal encephalopathy or birth asphyxia, is a type of brain injury resulting from oxygen deprivation. Newborns can manifest HIE in a number of ways, including but no...

Still Fighting For TMB Reform & Patient Safety With five state lawmakers now openly supporting Texas Medical Board (TMB) reform, people are paying more attention. This long overdue issue has cost countless people pa...

A Colin County jury has awarded more than $4.5 million to the victim of a medical malpractice lawsuit against Baylor Heart Hospital Plano. This award has been named one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Coll...

“Success is adding value to yourself. Significance comes when you add value to others. You can’t have true success without significance.” - John Maxwell I have devoted myself to becoming one of the best personal injur...

  A recent KXAN report highlighted some of the problems which exist concerning The Texas Medical Board’s lax oversight of physicians. Two Austin-based investigative reporters, Matt Grant and Dalton Huey dug into t...

Van Wey & Williams Law would like to formally introduce the incredible Anne Roberts. Anne Roberts serves as Of Counsel on the VWW team and focuses on medical malpractice and healthcare litigation. She is Vice Pres...

Van Wey & Williams is proud to announce that our very own Kay Van Wey has been, once again, recognized by Super Lawyers. This marks the 19th consecutive year that Kay has earned this honorable distinction. Kay Van...

Van Wey & Williams Law is proud to announce the inclusion of new associate attorney Ben Trujillo. Mr. Trujillo was awarded his Juris Doctor degree from Texas A&M University School of Law in 2017 and was licens...

Best Lawyers®, and its U.S. publication Best Lawyers in America®, is one of the most reputable, trustworthy, and prestigious lawyer directories in the country. We're proud to announce that our very own Kay Van Wey has ea...

Following the success of its dramatic adaptation of the true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, Peacock plans to release a Dr. Death documentary series titled “Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story” on Thursday, July 29. The...

Although the disclaimer before each episode of the Dr. Death Peacock original series says the show dramatizes events in the story for television, the truth is not far off, making this streaming series more chilling. T...

We had a chance to review Dr. Death Episode 1, the first episode of the new medical drama TV series on Peacock, in time for its premiere today. Although “entertained” would be the wrong word for a real-life tragedy that ...

The story of Dr. Death, Christopher Duntsch, feels like something out of a movie or book. A deranged surgeon runs amok, maiming and killing multiple patients, unhindered by a medical community sworn to police itself. ...

The Peacock Dr. Death TV series, which details the horrifyingly true story of deranged Dallas neurosurgeon Dr. Christopher Duntsch,  premieres July 15 on the NBC-owned streaming service. More than 30 of Dr. Duntsch's ...

Congratulations to Kay Van Wey, Ellen Presby and Brady Williams for being recognized by Texas Super Lawyers 2020! Kay and Ellen have both been recognized as Texas Super Lawyers for the past 15 years and Ellen has been ra...