Former Professional Football Player Added to Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
By Thomas Hall
Published on February 29, 2008
The $250,000 cap was approved by Texas voters in 2003.
Springs’ wife filed a medical malpractice suit last January after her husband fell into a coma during surgery to remove a cyst from his arm. Springs has remained comatose since October.
The new lawsuit, filed on Feb. 25, is the first federal challenge to Texas’ Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act.
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