Medical Malpractice

Every patient worries about medical malpractice at some point during their medical care, especially if and when they are hospitalized. In Texas, we are fortunate to have exceptional doctors who provide some of the nation’s best healthcare; however, some medical professionals fail to act promptly or properly when caring for their patients, leading to serious personal injuries and wrongful deaths.

Medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional takes an action or fails to take an action that causes the patient harm. The act or failure to act constitutes medical negligence. Generally, a medical malpractice case involves a mistake or error made by a medical professional that injures or kills their patient. This occurs when treatment by a healthcare provider falls below the accepted standard of care in the medical community and leads to the injury or death of a patient.

Data from over 350,000 American medical malpractice claims over the last 25 years reveals that the majority of accusations are related to diagnostic errors. These errors in diagnosing a patient’s correct ailment cause up to 160,000 deaths each year in the United States.

Common Examples of Medical Malpractice:

Birth injuries
Misdiagnosis and mismanaged health conditions
Nursing home negligence
Emergency room errors
Defective medical devices
Delay in treatment
Surgical errors
Nursing errors
Failure to obtain informed consent
Prescription drugs errors
Improper use of medical equipment or implants

To maintain a Texas medical malpractice lawsuit, the following must happen:

There must be a professional duty owed to the patient
That duty must be breached
There is evidence showing that the breach caused the patient’s injury
There must be resulting damages

Contact an Experienced Texas Medical Malpractice Lawyer

When an injury results from medical malpractice, our Texas personal injury lawyers may be able to file a lawsuit against the doctor, nurse, hospital, or healthcare provider who caused the injury. In general, if a healthcare provider in Texas fails to act where others with similar training would have, they may be liable for any resulting injuries and other losses.

Not just any injury lawyer in Texas is equipped to handle a medical malpractice case. Our Texas medical malpractice attorneys are passionate about being advocates and we treat our clients with compassion. We use every tool available to successfully resolve each me personal injury or wrongful death claim.