Temple Texas Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Hastings Law Firm represents injured patients and families from Temple, Texas, in medical malpractice claims against hospitals, physicians and other health care providers. Our medical malpractice lawyers handle these claims from our Austin office, which serves all of Central 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!
Last Updated: September 28, 2026
Trial-Ready Medical Negligence Attorneys for Temple, Texas Patients and Families
Hastings Law Firm’s medical negligence attorneys bring experienced representation to Temple, Texas patients and families. Our founder, Tommy Hastings, is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and has represented injured patients since 2001. The team also includes former malpractice defense attorneys who understand the tactics hospitals use to deny liability.
That experience means our Temple medical malpractice lawyers know how the defense builds its case before it is filed. Our attorneys work with a nationwide network of medical experts who can show where care fell below the accepted standard. Each case is prepared as if it were going to trial, and that preparation has produced 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. Our team will listen to your account, investigate your claim, and explain your options.
The Types of Cases Our Medical Malpractice Law Firm Handles in Temple
For patients and families in Temple, Texas, Hastings Law Firm handles medical negligence claims arising from surgery, diagnosis, childbirth, medication, emergency care and hospital stays. Our attorneys build each claim from the complete medical records and the opinions of qualified medical experts.
Temple families come to us with claims like these:
- Surgical errors. Nearby tissue can be damaged, or bleeding after an operation can go untreated. Another procedure and additional recovery time can follow. Our surgical error attorneys read the operative notes beside the post-operative records.
- Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis. Symptoms can be blamed on the wrong cause, or a test result can go unread. An illness can advance past the point where treatment works best. In delayed diagnosis cases, we line up each visit, test and result.
- Birth injuries. A complication in labor can go unrecognized, or a needed delivery can be delayed. A child may live with the injury for life. A birth injury lawyer at our firm reviews the fetal heart tracings against the labor and delivery notes.
- Medication errors. A patient can receive the wrong drug or an incorrect dose. The reaction can extend a hospital stay or cause permanent harm. Our medication error attorneys follow the prescription through the pharmacy and nursing records.
- Emergency room errors. A patient can wait too long to be seen, or be sent home before a serious condition is found. A treatable problem can become a lasting injury. For emergency room malpractice cases, we rebuild the visit from the triage and discharge records.
- Hospital negligence. Too few staff or missed checks on a patient can let a decline go unnoticed. A fall, an infection or a pressure injury can follow. Our hospital negligence lawyers study the nursing charts and staffing records.
These are examples, not every claim our medical malpractice law firm handles. Anyone looking for medical malpractice lawyers in Temple, Texas, can ask us about a claim not listed.
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.
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.
Filing a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit in Bell County
Under Section 15.002 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a lawsuit generally goes to the county where all or a substantial part of the events occurred. A case can also be filed where an individual defendant lived when the claim arose, or where an organization being sued has its principal office in Texas. Temple, Texas, sits in Bell County, whose district courts sit in Belton, the county seat.
Bell County’s district courts hear malpractice cases at the Bell County Justice Complex on Huey Road in Belton, which also houses the District Clerk’s office.
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple, on S. 31st Street, is a multi-specialty teaching hospital run by the nonprofit Baylor Scott & White Health. The hospital is a Level I trauma center with a 24-hour emergency department and labor and delivery services. Wherever the care was given, Texas law sets specific requirements before a malpractice lawsuit is filed and after it begins.
What to Do After Being Harmed by Medical Negligence in Texas
After harm from medical negligence in Texas, start by getting the medical care you need. Then request your medical and billing records and write down what happened while the details are fresh. Your health comes first, and the records preserve the facts of your care.
Under federal privacy law, patients have a right to copies of their medical and billing records, with few exceptions. A provider may not withhold that copy because a bill for your care has not been paid. Keep the bills, discharge papers and letters about the care in one place.
Your notes should list dates of treatment, who cared for you and what each person said. If an insurer for the hospital or provider asks you for a statement, talk with a lawyer before giving one. Texas sets strict deadlines for these claims, so an early free review with a medical malpractice attorney in Temple helps you learn which deadlines apply to you.
Our Temple Medical Malpractice Lawyers Come to You
Hastings Law Firm’s medical malpractice lawyers travel from our Austin office to meet patients and families in Temple, Texas, wherever they are. They meet you at home, in a hospital room or at a rehabilitation facility. Meetings can also happen by phone or video call.
Every case we accept has the full experience of our Austin medical malpractice lawyers behind it. A spouse, parent or adult child can make the first call when the patient is not able to. Members of our intake team speak Spanish, so you can describe what happened in English or Spanish.
From there, our Temple medical malpractice lawyers request the medical records and handle the filings and deadlines. Your time and energy can go to your recovery.
If You or a Loved One Were Harmed by Medical Negligence in Temple, Speak With Our Medical Malpractice Attorneys Today
Hastings Law Firm performs a free, confidential case review for patients and families in Temple, Texas, to find out whether you have a valid claim. Medicine carries risk, and a Temple medical malpractice attorney at our firm will tell you plainly if a bad outcome was not negligence.
Once we take a case, our board-certified patient advocates contact you whenever something noteworthy happens and answer your questions. Our team is here for you. You pay no fee unless we win.
Temple Medical Malpractice FAQs
This content was researched and written by the Hastings Law Firm editorial team, which includes attorneys, medical professionals, and experienced researchers. Our writing is informed by internal knowledge and practical experience, and we cross-check critical details against authoritative sources cited throughout. Every piece undergoes human-led fact-checking and legal review. Because legal and medical information can change, if you spot an error, please contact us. Learn more about our content standards and review process on our editorial policy page.
Gabe Sassin has focused exclusively on medical malpractice law since 2007. After spending more than a decade as a malpractice defense attorney, he knows exactly how the other side works. He has seen firsthand how healthcare providers, insurers, corporate defendants, and their legal teams think, prepare, and build their defense against claims. That knowledge works for the people who need it most today, injured patients and their families. His unique experience shapes everything he writes, giving readers a look at how these cases actually work from someone who has handled them from both sides.
