The laws that govern medical malpractice suits and claims are, as with all other laws, specific to certain trends and local landmark rulings. In essence, Texas medical malpractice laws do not allow individual medical practitioners to be sued for amounts that exceed $250,000. If a health care facility is being sued, the limit to claimable damages is $500,000. These two sums added together are the ceiling for claimable damages as far as medical malpractice in Texas is concerned.

However, multiple medical practitioners who have collectively contributed to a plaintiff