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Houston Medical Malpractice Defense Law Firm
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About Don Karotkin, Attorney at Law
Previous Law Firm Name
- Karotkin, Chase & Erwin
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice Defense 65%
- Dental Malpractice Defense 10%
- Transportation Law / Trucking 10%
- Ethics / Professional Responsibility 5%
- Insurance Law 5%
- Legal Malpractice Defense 5%
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury -- Defense
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
- Aviation Accidents -- Defense
- Commercial Insurance
- Defamation & Privacy -- Defense
- Dental Malpractice
- Errors & Omissions Insurance
- Federal Appellate Practice
- Federal Trial Practice
- Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety
- Insurance Malpractice
- Life & Health
- Medical Products & Devices
- Motor Vehicle
- Multidistrict Litigation
- Other Professionals Malpractice
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Premises Liability -- Defense
- Property & Casualty
- Property Damage -- Defense
- Slip and Fall -- Defense
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- Trucking
- US Supreme Court
- Wrongful Death -- Defense
- Assault & Battery -- Defense
Honors
- Don Karotkin was selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers by TEXAS MONTHLY magazine, 2008 - 2010
Classes and Seminars
- Disruptive Behavior and the Law, The Medical Protective Company, 2011 - Present
Representative Clients
- The Medical Protective Company
- Texas Medical Liability Trust
- National Interstate Insurance Company
- Frontier Insurance Company
- St. Luke's Episcopal Health System
- Attorney Protective Company
- Catlin Insurance Underwriters, Inc.
- Fortress Insurance Company
Representative Cases
- Bonner v. Texas Children's Hospital, 2006 WL 349510 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 2006)
- In re Patel, 2004 WL 163001 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. 2004)
- Peters v. Polk County Memorial Hospital, 7 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 1993)
- Jackson v. Coldspring Terrace Property Owners Ass'n, 838 S.W.2d 320 (Tex. App. El Paso 1992)
- Winn v. Di-Minno Hudson, 1990 WL 122119 (Tex. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1990)
- Coleman v. Lumbermen's Mut. Cas. Co., 786 S.W.2d 445 (Tex. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1990)
- Loftin v. Martin, 776 S.W.2d 145 (Texas Supreme Court 1989)
- Aramco Services Co., v. Redland Fabricating and Welding, Inc., 752 S.W.2d 184 (Tex. App. - Houston, 14th District 1988)
- Kupor v. Solito, 687 S.W.2d 441 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1985)
- Martinez v. F.M.C. Corp., 666 S.W.2d 654 (Tex. App. Corpus Christi 1984)
- Montanye v. Transamerica Ins. Co., 638 S.W.2d 518 (Tex. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1982)
- McClung v. Komorn, 629 S.W.2d 813 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist 1982)
- Paulus v. Lawyers Surety Corp., 625 S.W.2d 843 (Tex. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1981)
- Nowlin v. Wheeler, 617 S.W.2d 809 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1981)
- Lawyers Surety Corp. v. Snell, 617 S.W.2d 750 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1981)
- Chrysler Corp. v. Schuenemann, 618 S.W.2d 799 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1981)
- Lawyers Surety Corp. v. Hall, 590 S.W.2d 762 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1979)
- Fillion v. Osborne, 585 S.W.2d 842 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1979)
- Fidelity & Cas. Co. of New York v. Swayzer, 583 S.W.2d 850 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1979)
- British Overseas Airways Corp. v. Tours and Travel of Houston, Inc., 568 S.W.2d 888 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 1st Dist. 1978)
- Morris v. Kaylor Engineering Co., 565 S.W.2d 334 (Tex. Civ. App. Houston 14th Dist. 1978)
- Warren v. Davis, 539 S.W.2d 907 (Tex. Civ. App. Corpus Christi 1976)
- Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Ahrens, 414 F.Supp. 1235 (S.D. Tex. 1975)
References
- Ms. Teresa Canant
- Mr. Mel Troha
- Ms. Amy Opelt
- Mr. Jim Cartier
- Mr. Keith Prince
- Mr. Ron Kaminski
- Mr. Rick Bolin
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
675 Bering DriveSuite 660 Houston, TX 77057
Phone
Fax
- 713-963-0544
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