Texas Hospital & Nursing Home Negligence Attorney
Uncovering Truth. Holding Providers Accountable. Protecting Others.
When a Hospital, Nursing Home, Care Facility
Causes Harm In Texas
Healthcare facility negligence in Texas occurs when a hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, surgical center, or rehabilitation center fails to meet the accepted standard of care, causing serious injury or death to a patient. These are not cases about a single bad decision by one provider. They are cases about institutional failures — inadequate staffing ratios, ignored warning signs, violated protocols, and systemic indifference to patient safety. These failures can happen in facilities in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and across Texas.
The Borah Law Firm represents patients and families across Texas who were harmed inside a healthcare facility. We handle one kind of case. Hospitals that failed to monitor deteriorating patients. Nursing homes that allowed preventable pressure injuries to develop. Assisted living facilities that ignored documented fall risks. Surgical centers that cut corners on post-operative monitoring. These are the cases we take, and they are the only cases we take. No car accidents. No slip-and-falls. No family law.
Our entire Austin-based practice is built at the intersection of Texas law, medicine, and institutional accountability. Very few Texas attorneys limit their practice exclusively to medical negligence — fewer still restrict that practice to cases filed within this state. That concentration means your case is not one of many different case types competing for attention. It is the only kind of case we know how to build.
Even hospitals, nursing homes, and healthcare systems in Lubbock, Brownsville, Amarillo, McAllen, Waco, Tyler, Longview, or Abilene, and across Texas cause preventable harm. When that happens we draw on decades of concentrated experience in Texas medical negligence law to pursue the results our clients deserve.
The Borah Law Firm represents patients and families across Texas who were harmed inside a healthcare facility. We handle one kind of case. Hospitals that failed to monitor deteriorating patients. Nursing homes that allowed preventable pressure injuries to develop. Assisted living facilities that ignored documented fall risks. Surgical centers that cut corners on post-operative monitoring. These are the cases we take, and they are the only cases we take. No car accidents. No slip-and-falls. No family law.
Our entire Austin-based practice is built at the intersection of Texas law, medicine, and institutional accountability. Very few Texas attorneys limit their practice exclusively to medical negligence — fewer still restrict that practice to cases filed within this state. That concentration means your case is not one of many different case types competing for attention. It is the only kind of case we know how to build.
Even hospitals, nursing homes, and healthcare systems in Lubbock, Brownsville, Amarillo, McAllen, Waco, Tyler, Longview, or Abilene, and across Texas cause preventable harm. When that happens we draw on decades of concentrated experience in Texas medical negligence law to pursue the results our clients deserve.
A Trusted AdvocateJ.T. Borah is an Austin-based Texas medical negligence attorney who focuses on one question: what really happened inside that facility, and who is responsible?
J.T. has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers list and recognized by Austin Monthly magazine as one of the top plaintiff medical malpractice attorneys in the Central Texas region. He has also been designated a Top 10 Nursing Home Trial Lawyer, Top 25 Medical Malpractice Trial Lawyer, and Top 100 National Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association. He has tried more than 120 cases to jury verdict. He has testified before both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate on patient safety legislation affecting hospitals and nursing homes. Since 2014, trial lawyers associations have asked him to lecture on medical negligence litigation. He represents patients and families. Not hospitals. Not nursing homes. Not insurance companies. |
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Uncovering TruthHealthcare facilities rarely disclose what went wrong voluntarily. Medical records are changed. Incident reports go missing. Policy documents are vague where they should be specific, and specific where vagueness helps the facility. At The Borah Law Firm, we investigate every layer of the institutional record — clinical records, care plans, staffing logs, training records, shift notes, internal communications, and policy manuals — and work with qualified medical experts to establish exactly what the standard of care required and precisely where the facility breached it. Texas patients and families deserve real answers, not a settlement that buries the truth.
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Holding Facilities AccountableHealthcare institutions are not just a collection of individual providers. They are institutions with ownership, management, regulatory obligations, and a non-delegable duty to every patient in their care. When institutional failures cause serious injury or wrongful death in Texas, the institution bears legal responsibility. We pursue that accountability directly — against the facility, its operators, and the systems that made the harm possible. Texas law provides specific remedies for patients harmed by negligent healthcare facilities. We use every available tool to pursue them.
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Protecting OthersNo legal outcome can possibly reverse what happened to you and your family. What it might do is force a facility to change. When negligent practices are exposed through litigation, Texas healthcare facilities face regulatory scrutiny, staffing mandates, and procedural reforms that protect future patients. J.T. Borah has advocated for patient safety not only in Texas courtrooms but also before the Texas Legislature. The cases he pursues protect not only his clients but the patients who will rely on these same facilities in the future.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Texas Healthcare Facility Negligence
What is healthcare facility negligence in Texas?
Healthcare facility negligence in Texas occurs when a hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, surgical center, or rehabilitation facility fails to provide care that meets the accepted medical standard, and that failure causes harm to a patient. Texas law holds facilities to a specific standard of care based on what a reasonably prudent facility would have done under the same or similar circumstances while also taking into consideration their patient’s known mental and physical condition.
How do I know if a nursing home was negligent in Texas?
Common signs of Texas nursing home negligence include unexplained pressure injuries or bedsores, preventable falls, sudden significant weight loss, untreated infections, medication errors, and unexplained changes in a resident's condition. If a loved one experienced serious harm inside a Texas nursing home and the facility cannot provide a clear explanation of what happened and why, those facts warrant a legal review.
What types of hospital negligence cases does The Borah Law Firm handle?
The Borah Law Firm handles Texas hospital negligence cases involving unexplained pressure injuries or bedsores, preventable falls, surgical errors, anesthesia errors, failure to monitor post-operative patients, medication administration errors, failure to diagnose or delayed diagnosis, birth injuries occurring in hospital labor and delivery units, and hospital-acquired infections caused by institutional failures. All cases involve negligence that occurred inside a Texas hospital or hospital-affiliated care setting.
What is the statute of limitations for a Texas medical malpractice case?
In Texas, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims is generally two years from the date the negligence occurred, the date the negligent act was discovered, or the date it should reasonably have been discovered, subject to certain exceptions. Texas also imposes specific pre-suit notice requirements on medical malpractice claims. Missing these deadlines can permanently bar a valid claim. If you believe negligence occurred, do not wait to seek a legal review.
Does The Borah Law Firm handle cases outside Austin?
Yes. The Borah Law Firm represents patients and families in healthcare facility negligence cases all across Texas, including in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Brownsville, Amarillo, McAllen, Waco, Tyler, Longview, Abilene, and throughout Central Texas. Texas medical malpractice law applies statewide, and the only geographical limit to the cases we accept is the Texas border.
What does it cost to hire a Texas medical malpractice attorney?
The Borah Law Firm handles Texas medical malpractice cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay no attorney fees or case expenses unless we recover compensation for you. There is no cost for an initial confidential case review.
Find out if you have a case.
At The Borah Law Firm, we represent patients and families across Texas in medical malpractice cases involving hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, surgical centers, rehabilitation centers, and other care settings. We only handle these cases — nothing else. If you believe a loved one received substandard care inside a Texas healthcare facility, we can help you understand whether a case exists and what your options are.
Contact Us
7500 Rialto Boulevard Building 1, Suite 250 Austin, Texas 78735 By Appointment Only 512-774-3710 |
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Office Hours
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