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Michael L. Hurst
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“My value to my clients is my ability to be there for them during every step of the litigation process. I’ve been practicing law for over 20 years, so I bring a high level of experience to defending cases, and I understand the anxiety and frustration it causes an individual or company.”
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Michael L. Hurst is a founding partner of the law firm of Hermes Sargent Bates, L.L.P. His practice has focused on litigation, including the defense of physicians, hospitals, and long-term care facilities in medical malpractice claims for over twenty years. In addition, he has been involved in other diverse areas of litigation during his career. |
| | | Representative Experience- Obtained a defense verdict for an ob/gyn in a birth-injury case in a 3 week trial to a Dallas County jury.
- Obtained a defense verdict for an ob/gyn in a birth-injury case tried in the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall, Texas).
- Obtained a defense verdict in the ShuttleKing bus hijacking case in which 30 separate plaintiffs filed suit against the bus company surrounding the in-transit robbery, shooting, and hijacking of the bus by 3 armed individuals.
- Obtained a defense verdict in a case tried to a Tarrant County jury in a case involving the death of an elderly patient in a nursing home.
- Obtained a defense verdict in a case tried on behalf of a nurse practitioner involving the death of an elderly woman in a nursing home.
- Obtained a defense verdict in a suicide case filed against the treating psychiatrist.
- Obtained a defense verdict in a suicide case filed against the treating psychologist.
- Obtained a defense verdict for an ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist) in a case in which the settling co-defendant was found negligent and the jury awarded 4.5 million in damages.
- Obtained a defense verdict for 2 dentists in a dental malpractice case filed in Tarrant County Texas.
- Prevailed on several motions to dismiss on behalf of healthcare providers based on the plaintiffs’ failure to satisfy the expert report requirements of Section 13.01 et. seq. of Article 4590i and Chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code.
- Avoided the imposition of additional punitive damages in a bifurcated trial when the jury had found gross negligence against the subject healthcare provider.
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Acted as trial counsel on the following appellate opinions: Raines v Stephens 2005 WL 923132 (Tex App – Waco 2005); Ketsen v Rubenfield 2001 WL 923132 (Tex App – Dallas 2001); and Bailey v Daniel 967 F.2d. 178 (5th Cir. 1992).
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| | | Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Texas, 1985
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U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas
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| | | Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Southern Methodist University, 1982
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Juris Doctor Degree from Texas Tech University School of Law, 1985
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| | | Awards and Recognitions
- “Texas Super Lawyer” - Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Magazine, 2004 - 2008
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Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
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| | | Memberships
- Dallas Bar Association
- American Bar Associations
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Texas and Dallas Associations of Defense Counsel
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| | | Personal
Michael was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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