10/21/2026
Here’s a hypothetical scenario: You’re hospitalized for abdominal surgery. You later discover your medical provider left a surgical needle behind inside of you. You seek legal recourse.
But there’s a cap on the amount of money that you, as the patient, can be legally awarded for pain and suffering from medical malpractice. That cap is the result of tort reform.
More than 20 years after a medical malpractice cap passed in the Lone Star State, the cap hasn’t been adjusted for inflation increases and the bill still brings up heated emotions for doctors, attorneys and advocates.