Lufkin Texas Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Hastings Law Firm represents injured patients and families from Lufkin, Texas, in medical malpractice claims against hospitals, physicians and other health care providers. Our medical malpractice lawyers handle these claims from our Houston office, which serves all of East Texas. When medical care goes wrong, a patient and their family can be left with a serious injury, a longer recovery, or the loss of a loved one. Finding out what happened and who should be held accountable takes attorneys who understand medicine as well as they understand the courtroom. At Hastings Law Firm, medical malpractice is all we do!

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Last Updated: September 28, 2026

Trial-Ready Medical Negligence Attorneys for Lufkin, Texas Patients and Families

Hastings Law Firm’s medical negligence attorneys bring experienced representation to patients and families in Lufkin, Texas. Tommy Hastings, our founder, is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and has represented injured patients since 2001. Former malpractice defense attorneys on our team understand the tactics hospitals use to deny liability.

Our Lufkin medical malpractice lawyers put that experience to work from the start of every claim. Because we know how the defense builds its case, we prepare each case as if it were going to trial. A nationwide network of medical experts helps us show what the standard of care required and how it was missed. That preparation has earned multimillion-dollar settlements and record-setting verdicts for injured patients and families. Those results come from a firm that has been dedicated exclusively to medical malpractice since 2005.

Contact us now for a free, confidential case review. We will listen to your account of what happened, investigate your claim, and explain your options.

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The Types of Cases Our Medical Malpractice Law Firm Handles in Lufkin

Hastings Law Firm represents patients and families in Lufkin, Texas, in medical negligence claims involving emergency room errors, misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injuries, medication errors and hospital negligence. Our Lufkin medical malpractice lawyers build each claim on the complete medical records and the opinions of qualified medical experts.

Lufkin families come to us most with these claims:

  • Emergency room errors. Signs of a serious illness can be missed when a patient is first seen, or tests and treatment can come too late. Lost time can turn a treatable condition into a lasting injury. Our emergency room malpractice attorneys put the triage notes, vital signs and orders in sequence to show when care should have begun.
  • Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis. A condition can be mistaken for something less serious, or a test result can go unread. By the time the correct diagnosis comes, the best treatment options may have passed. Our misdiagnosis lawyers compare the symptoms at each visit with the tests ordered and their results.
  • Surgical errors. An instrument can injure nearby tissue, or bleeding or infection after an operation can go untreated. The patient may need another operation and a longer hospital stay. Our surgical malpractice lawyers study the operative report alongside the nursing notes from recovery.
  • Birth injuries. Warning signs during labor can go unanswered, or a needed delivery can be delayed. A mother, a newborn or both can be harmed, and a child may need care for years. A birth injury lawyer at our firm reviews the fetal heart tracings against the labor and delivery record.
  • Medication errors. A patient can receive the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or a drug that reacts with another. The result can be added treatment or permanent harm. Our medication error lawyers follow each prescription from the order through the pharmacy to the bedside.
  • Hospital negligence. A shortage of staff or a gap in monitoring can let a patient’s condition decline unnoticed. Falls, infections and bedsores can follow. Our hospital negligence lawyers examine the nursing notes, staffing records and hospital policies.

These are the claims we see most, not the full list of what our medical malpractice law firm handles in Lufkin. If your situation is different, ask us about it.

The Hastings Law Firm Difference

Results matter, but what truly sets us apart is how we achieve them. Every verdict, every settlement, and every courtroom victory comes from one guiding promise: To treat each client’s fight for justice as if it were our own.

  • Founded in 2005 with an exclusive focus on healthcare litigation.
  • A team of personal injury attorneys, medical professionals, intake specialists, and board certified patient advocates that understands this complex and specialized field of law.
  • Board-certified trial leadership under Tommy Hastings, ensuring every case is handled with deep knowledge, experience, and integrity.
  • A roster that includes former malpractice defense attorneys that know how the medical industry defends claims.
  • National network of medical experts who provide the specialized testimony needed to prove complex claims.
  • Record setting multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements that demonstrate meaningful outcomes.
  • Compassionate, client-centered representation ensuring each person is heard and supported.

This balance of skill, experience, and empathy reflects our core philosophy that justice should not only compensate the injured, but also make health care safer nationwide.

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Filing a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Angelina County

A medical malpractice lawsuit over care given in Lufkin, Texas, can generally be filed in Angelina County, which has Lufkin as its county seat. Section 15.002 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code generally allows a lawsuit in the county where all or a substantial part of the events happened. A case may instead be filed where an individual defendant lived when the claim arose, or where an organization being sued has its principal office in Texas.

The Angelina County District Clerk handles civil filings at the Angelina County Courthouse on East Lufkin Avenue. The 159th and 217th District Courts hear civil cases in Angelina County.

St. Luke’s Health Memorial Hospital Lufkin has an emergency department. Woodland Heights Medical Center offers maternity care with a neonatal intensive care unit. Wherever the care was given, Texas requires certain steps before a malpractice lawsuit is filed and early in the case.

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What to Do After Being Harmed by Medical Negligence in Texas

The first steps after medical negligence in Texas are to get the treatment you need, request your medical and billing records, and write down what happened. Treatment comes first, because an injury can worsen without care. The records then show what was done and when.

Under federal privacy law, patients have the right, with few exceptions, to copies of their medical and billing records. A provider cannot withhold a copy because a bill has not been paid. Keep every bill and piece of paperwork from the care.

Your own notes should include the dates of each visit, the names of the people who treated you and what they said. If the provider’s insurer asks you for a statement, speak with a lawyer before you give one. Texas sets strict deadlines for these claims, so a free early review with a medical malpractice attorney in Lufkin helps you learn which deadlines apply to you.

Our Lufkin Medical Malpractice Lawyers Come to You

Hastings Law Firm’s medical malpractice lawyers come to patients and families in Lufkin, Texas, wherever they are, from our Houston office. Our attorneys meet clients at home, in a hospital room or at a rehabilitation facility. We also meet by phone or video call when that suits the family better.

Every case we take has the full experience of our Houston medical malpractice lawyers behind it. A relative or friend can make the first call for a patient who is unable to. Members of our intake team speak Spanish, so that call can happen in English or Spanish.

From there, our Lufkin medical malpractice lawyers request the medical records and manage the filings and deadlines. Your time goes to recovery and to your family.

If You or a Loved One Were Harmed by Medical Negligence in Lufkin, Speak With Our Medical Malpractice Attorneys Today

Hastings Law Firm performs a free, confidential case review for patients and families in Lufkin, Texas, to find out whether you have a valid claim. A Lufkin medical malpractice attorney at our firm will also tell you honestly when a bad outcome was not the result of negligence.

Once we take your case, our board-certified patient advocates keep you informed as noteworthy developments happen. Our team is here for you, and you pay no fee unless we win.

Lufkin Medical Malpractice FAQs

A medical malpractice case in Lufkin, Texas, requires proof of four elements. The health care provider owed the patient a duty of care, and the care fell short of the accepted medical standard. That shortfall caused an injury, and the injury led to real losses.

Causation, the link between the care and the injury, is shown with the medical records and the opinions of qualified medical experts. Our guide to proving causation in a malpractice case explains how that link is built.

Hiring our medical malpractice lawyers in Lufkin, Texas, costs nothing up front, because we are paid only if we recover compensation for you. Our attorneys work on a contingency fee. The review of your case before any agreement is free and confidential.

In Lufkin, Texas, a medical negligence claim’s value depends on its medical costs, lost income and lasting effect on the patient’s life. Section 74.301 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code limits non-economic damages, such as pain and mental anguish, to $250,000 per claimant against all physicians and other non-institutional providers combined. Each hospital or other institution faces its own $250,000 limit, with $500,000 the combined limit when more than one is responsible.

Economic losses, including medical bills and lost earnings, fall outside that section’s limits. Our guide to Texas medical malpractice damage caps covers how each cap is applied.

A malpractice lawsuit in Lufkin, Texas, generally must be filed within two years of the negligent care or the end of the treatment involved. Section 74.251 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code sets that deadline, with a separate rule for children. A child injured before age 12 generally has until his or her 14th birthday to file, although the Texas Constitution can keep that deadline from cutting off a child’s claim before the child can sue.

Before the lawsuit is filed, Section 74.051 requires 60 days’ written notice of the claim, sent to each provider being sued by certified mail, return receipt requested, with the medical authorization the law requires. Notice given that way pauses the two-year deadline for 75 days. After filing, an expert report is generally due within 120 days after each defendant’s original answer, and a separate 10-year limit, counted from the negligent act, generally applies. Our Texas medical malpractice statute of limitations guide explains each rule.

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Tommy Hastings, founder of Hastings Law Firm, is a board-certified personal injury trial lawyer (by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization) dedicated exclusively to healthcare injury cases. Since 2001, he has represented injured patients and families in litigation against major hospital systems, pharmaceutical companies, and negligent healthcare providers nationwide. He has handled numerous high-profile cases that have drawn national media attention and resulted in multi-million dollar recoveries.