Abogado especializado en negligencia médica en Dallas

The Cases Our Dallas Medical Negligence Law Firm Handles

Many of the claims Hastings Law Firm handles in Dallas involve misdiagnosis, surgical mistakes, hospital negligence, birth injuries, pediatric malpractice, and medication and anesthesia errors. We also handle negligencia médica y dangerous drug injury claims, and our medical negligence law firm builds each one around the specific error and the records that document it. Every malpractice claim must show the care fell below accepted standards.

Dallas families come to us most with these claims:

• Delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. A provider’s first explanation for a patient’s symptoms can stick, even after new signs point to something more serious. Meanwhile the illness can advance, and treatments that would have worked earlier may no longer be options. Our failure to diagnose attorneys y abogados de errores de diagnóstico compare the referrals, imaging reports, and lab results with the patient’s symptoms to pinpoint when the diagnosis should have come.
• Errores quirúrgicos. A surgical team can overlook a condition the patient already has, or miss a complication in the hours after surgery. A second operation may follow, along with more time away from work and family. For surgical error claims, we examine the pre-surgical workup, the surgical safety checklist, and the post-operative orders to see whether the team prepared for the risks the patient carried.
• Lesiones por nacimiento. A mother or baby can be harmed when signs of trouble in pregnancy or labor are not acted on in time. Therapy, special schooling, and medical visits can then fill a child’s early years and change daily life for the parents too. Our abogados especializados en lesiones durante el parto study the prenatal records, the mother’s vital signs during labor, and the newborn’s first assessments for any warning sign that went unanswered.
• Errores de medicación. The drug that reaches the patient can differ from the one that was ordered, or it can be given at the wrong time or by the wrong route. A mistake like that can send a patient back to the hospital or leave an injury the original illness never would have caused. In Cargos por error de medicamentos, we check the medication administration record and pharmacy logs against the original order, so any change in drug, timing, or route stands out.
• Errores de anestesia. A sedated patient can be left without anyone assigned to watch them, or a problem during the procedure can be left out of the handoff to the recovery team. The result can be days in intensive care and an injury no one expected. Our anesthesia malpractice lawyers trace the sedation orders, the nursing flowsheet, and the handoff record to see who was responsible for the patient at each moment.
• Pediatric malpractice. Parents may see a child getting worse while the visit notes still describe a routine complaint. A missed illness can affect how a child grows and learns for years. For pediatric malpractice claims, we compare the parents’ calls and messages with the chart from each visit to see whether the child’s decline was recognized in time.
• Negligencia del hospital. Hospital patients depend on routine care, such as being turned in bed and having alarms answered promptly, and harm can follow when that care slips. A pressure injury or a spreading infection can keep a patient in the hospital far longer than planned. Our abogados de negligencia hospitalaria compare the repositioning schedule and the wound and infection notes with the patient’s care plan to show when routine care stopped.

These are the most common medical malpractice claims we see in Dallas, but they do not represent every case type we accept. If a different kind of medical error has harmed you or a loved one, contact us. One of our Dallas medical malpractice lawyers will talk through what happened with you and your family.

How Our Dallas Medical Malpractice Lawyers Handle Your Claim

When a Dallas family brings a medical malpractice claim to Hastings Law Firm, our lawyers find out what happened and explain what we learn along the way. We gather and review the medical records, bring in medical experts when a case needs them, and pursue the claim toward a settlement or a verdict.

That work starts with where the care happened, which could be a family doctor’s office, an urgent care clinic, an outpatient surgery center, or a hospital. Many Dallas families receive care in the Southwestern Medical District, home to Parkland Health and Children’s Medical Center Dallas. Others are treated at Baylor University Medical Center or Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, or at community hospitals, clinics, and practices throughout Dallas County and its suburbs.

Wherever the care took place, a member of our intake team takes your first call and asks about the care you received, when it was given, and who gave it. Our team then requests your medical records, free of charge. Our attorneys and medical professionals review them to learn what happened.

Sometimes the records alone make the answer clear. Other cases call for a medical expert, who is often a specialist in the field the care involved. A specialist can say what the accepted standard of care required in that field, and whether this care fell short of it. Because Capítulo 74 del Código de Prácticas y Recursos Civiles Texas generally calls for an expert report soon after each defendant files an answer, our experts start early.

After the records and any expert opinion are reviewed, our team gives you an honest answer. When a claim cannot go forward under the law, we tell you why. Other steps may still be open to you, such as a complaint to the Texas Junta Médica, which can discipline the physicians it licenses.

If the law supports a claim, we send each provider the written notice Texas law requires before filing suit. Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 15.002 generally allows a suit to be filed where all or a substantial part of the care or omission took place. For care in Dallas County, that is generally one of the county’s civil district courts, in the George L. Allen, Sr. Courts Building.

The Dallas County District Clerk’s civil filing desk is at 600 Commerce Street, Suite 103, Dallas, Texas 75202. Appeals from those courts generally go to the Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas, at 600 Commerce Street, Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75202. Its district also covers Collin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.

Care in Fort Worth or elsewhere in Tarrant County can make Tarrant County the proper county instead. There, civil suits are filed with the Tarrant County District Clerk, 100 North Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Fort Worth, Texas 76196.

Throughout the lawsuit, whether it heads toward a settlement or a jury trial, our board-certified patient advocates remain in contact with you. When something noteworthy happens, they reach out to explain what it means for your family, and they answer your questions along the way.