On March 29, 2017, a Harris County District Court Jury (Houston, Texas) found that Memorial Hermann Health System defamed and disparaged surgeon Dr. Miguel Gomez III. The jury also found by clear and convincing evidence that through the defamation and disparagement, Memorial Hermann specifically intended to cause substantial injury or harm to Dr. Gomez.
Doyle Dennis Avery LLP has secured a major victory in its ongoing case against Memorial Hermann Health System arising from defamation, business disparagement, and tortious interference that harmed a Houston, Texas cardiothoracic surgeon. On August 15, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas issued an opinion rejecting Memorial Hermann’s effort to overturn the jury’s $6.3 million verdict and the 333rd District Court of Harris County’s Final Judgment
An appeals court upheld a Harris County upheld jury verdict awarding a $6.4 million in damages to a well-regarded Houston heart surgeon who successfully claimed that Memorial Hermann Health System defamed his reputation in an effort to protect its business from other hospitals and competitors.
The Houston Police Officers Union is no longer paying for the legal representation of a former narcotics officer charged with felony murder in connection with a botched drug raid that left two people dead earlier this year.
Relatives of a woman killed in a botched police raid in January accused Houston city officials in a court filing this week of slow-walking the legal process in order to avoid a deeper investigation and to stymie the family’s efforts to sue.