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When healthcare providers fail their patients, the consequences can be devastating. We hold doctors, hospitals, and medical facilities accountable for negligence—with expert physicians who establish exactly what went wrong.
Medical negligence takes many forms. We handle:
Missed cancer, delayed diagnosis, failure to order tests, misreading lab results, dismissing symptoms
Wrong-site surgery, retained instruments, nerve damage, anesthesia errors, post-op complications
Cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, oxygen deprivation, failure to perform C-section, forceps injuries
Wrong medication, incorrect dosage, dangerous interactions, pharmacy errors, overdose
To win a medical malpractice case, you must prove all four elements:
A doctor-patient relationship existed, creating a duty to provide competent care.
The provider failed to meet the standard of care—what a competent provider would have done.
The breach directly caused your injury. This is often the most contested element.
You suffered actual, quantifiable harm—medical costs, lost income, pain and suffering.
The standard of care isn't perfection—it's what a reasonably competent provider would do. Factors include:
A cardiologist is held to the standard of other cardiologists, not general practitioners. Specialists face higher expectations in their field.
What did the doctor know—or should have known—at the time? Hindsight isn't the standard; reasonable medical judgment is.
Treatment must align with what the medical community accepts. Multiple acceptable approaches may exist; following any of them is usually sufficient.
Protocols from medical associations (AMA, specialty boards) inform—but don't automatically establish—the standard. Deviation requires justification.
A rural ER may have different capabilities than a major trauma center. The standard accounts for what was reasonably available.
Multiple parties may share responsibility for your injury:
Important: Hospitals often argue doctors are "independent contractors" to avoid liability. We investigate employment relationships, apparent agency, and hospital policies to identify all responsible parties. If the hospital held the doctor out as their employee, they may still be liable.
Medical negligence often causes life-altering harm requiring substantial compensation:
* Capped at $350,000 per lawsuit in most Oklahoma malpractice cases
Oklahoma has specific rules that make medical malpractice cases challenging:
Before filing suit, you must obtain an affidavit from a qualified medical expert affirming that malpractice occurred. The expert must practice in the same or similar specialty.
2 years from discovery of injury, but no more than 3 years from the date of the act (absolute repose period). Exceptions exist for minors, fraud, and concealment.
$350,000 cap on pain and suffering per lawsuit. This cap has withstood constitutional challenges. Economic damages are not capped.
Before filing suit, you must provide 90 days written notice to the healthcare provider. This allows opportunity for settlement and medical record review.
These cases are complex and require expert medical review. We work with board-certified physicians to evaluate your case and fight for maximum compensation.
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