On behalf of The Alexander Firm PLLC | May 28, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Cancer of the eye may be rare, but residents of Texas should still be aware of it. An estimated 3,400 U.S. adults will likely be diagnosed with eye cancer in 2020, specifically primary intraocular cancer. By “primary” is meant that the cancer starts in the...
On behalf of The Alexander Firm PLLC | May 26, 2020 | Firm News
According to news reports, a Texas software company has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Lenovo Singapore. The company, Khoros, alleges that Lenovo misappropriated its trade secrets by reverse-engineering Studio Tool, a community platform creator. The...
On behalf of The Alexander Firm PLLC | May 20, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Patients in Texas are always at risk of receiving the wrong type of diagnosis when they visit their physician. This is exactly what happened to numerous former NFL players who were told that they had the brain condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE....
On behalf of The Alexander Firm PLLC | May 15, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
Texas residents who undergo a lung scan or chest X-ray and are told of an abnormality may believe they have cancer, but this could be wrong. In fact, the American Thoracic Society says that half of adults who get a chest X-ray or CT scan are found to have a nodule, a...
On behalf of The Alexander Firm PLLC | May 8, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
The thyroid, a gland in the lower part of the neck, releases certain hormones that regulate metabolism. Too much or too little of these hormones can lead to hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, respectively. What Texas residents should be aware of is that the two...
On behalf of The Alexander Firm PLLC | May 1, 2020 | Medical Malpractice
People in Texas, particularly those with human immunodeficiency virus, may miss out on timely treatment if they develop bronchiectasis. A study of HIV patients who also had bronchiectasis revealed that they experienced significant delays in getting an accurate...
