West Lake Hills Texas Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Hastings Law Firm represents injured patients and families from West Lake Hills, 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!

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Last Updated: September 28, 2026

Trial-Ready Medical Negligence Attorneys for West Lake Hills, Texas Patients and Families

Hastings Law Firm’s medical negligence attorneys bring experienced representation to West Lake Hills, 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.

Our West Lake Hills medical malpractice lawyers know how the defense builds its case. A nationwide network of medical experts helps our attorneys show what the standard of care required and where the care fell short. We prepare each case as if it were going to trial, an approach that 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 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 West Lake Hills

Hastings Law Firm handles medical negligence cases for patients and families in West Lake Hills, Texas. Our attorneys take on misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injuries, medication mistakes, emergency room errors and hospital negligence. We build every case on the complete medical records and the opinions of qualified medical experts.

West Lake Hills families come to us most with these claims:

  • Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis. A serious illness can be mistaken for something minor, or a test result can go unread. The best window for treatment can close before the right diagnosis comes. Our misdiagnosis attorneys line up each symptom, test and result in order.
  • Surgical errors. An instrument can injure nearby tissue, or bleeding after an operation can go unchecked. The repair can mean more surgery and additional recovery time. Our surgical error lawyers read the operative report beside the recovery notes.
  • Birth injuries. A baby’s distress during labor can go unanswered. The injury can follow a child for life, with years of therapy and care. A birth injury lawyer at our firm compares the fetal heart monitoring with the delivery record.
  • Medication errors. A patient can receive the wrong drug or the wrong dose. The reaction can bring a longer hospital stay or lasting harm. For medication error claims, we trace each order from prescriber to patient.
  • Emergency room errors. Warning signs can be missed at triage, or a patient can be sent home too soon. Lost time can turn a treatable illness into a lasting injury. Our emergency room malpractice attorneys study the triage notes and orders in sequence.
  • Hospital negligence. Short staffing or missed checks can let a patient’s condition worsen unnoticed. Falls, infections and pressure sores can follow. Our hospital negligence lawyers examine the nursing notes and staffing records.

These are the claims we see most, and our medical malpractice law firm handles many others. If what happened to your family 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 Travis 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 happened. Some cases can instead be filed where an individual defendant lived when the claim arose, or where an organization being sued has its principal office in Texas. West Lake Hills sits in Travis County, so a case over care given in the city would ordinarily be filed there.

A Travis County malpractice case is filed with the district clerk and heard at the Civil and Family Courts Facility on Guadalupe Street in Austin, the county seat. All of the county’s civil district courts sit in that one building.

Several hospitals offer care in West Lake Hills and Austin. The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center, on Bee Caves Road in West Lake Hills, has an emergency department and offers orthopedic and spine surgery. In central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center has a comprehensive stroke center and a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit.

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin is a Level IV trauma center with emergency care around the clock. In Austin, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas is a Level I adult trauma center. Wherever the care was given, Texas requires specific 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 care you need, request your medical and billing records, and write down what happened. Treatment for the injury comes before anything else. The records and notes gathered afterward become the foundation of any review of the care.

Federal privacy law gives patients a right, with few exceptions, to copies of their medical and billing records. A provider cannot withhold those copies because a bill has not been paid. Keep every bill, receipt, letter and form from the care in one place.

Your own notes should record the dates of treatment, who cared for you, and what each person told you. If an insurance company for the hospital or provider asks you for a statement, speak with a lawyer before you give one. Texas sets strict deadlines for these claims, so an early, free review with a medical malpractice lawyer keeps your options open.

Our West Lake Hills Medical Malpractice Lawyers Come to You

Hastings Law Firm’s medical malpractice lawyers come to patients and families in West Lake Hills, Texas, wherever they are, from our Austin office. Our attorneys meet you at home, in a hospital room or at a rehabilitation facility. Meetings can also happen by phone or video call.

Every case has the full experience of our Austin medical malpractice lawyers behind it. A family member or friend can make the first call for a patient who is not able to. Members of our intake team speak Spanish, so you can tell us what happened in English or Spanish.

From there, our West Lake Hills medical malpractice lawyers request the medical records and handle the filings and deadlines. Your time and energy can go to your recovery and your family.

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

Hastings Law Firm performs a free, confidential case review for patients and families in West Lake Hills, Texas, to find out whether you have a valid claim. Medicine carries risk, and a bad outcome is not always negligence. A West Lake Hills medical malpractice attorney at our firm will tell you plainly what the review finds.

If we take your case, our board-certified patient advocates keep you informed as each development happens. Our team is here for you. You pay no fee unless we win.

West Lake Hills Medical Malpractice FAQs

A medical malpractice case in West Lake Hills, Texas, requires proof of four elements. A health care provider owed the patient a duty, the care fell below the accepted medical standard, that failure caused the injury, and the injury caused real losses.

Causation, the link between the care and the harm, is shown through the medical records and expert testimony. Our guide to proving causation in Texas explains how that link is built.

A medical malpractice lawyer in West Lake Hills who works on a contingency fee charges no attorney fee up front, and the written agreement sets how case expenses are handled. Under a contingency fee, the lawyer is paid only if the case is won, so there is no hourly bill while the case moves forward. Our attorneys work on a contingency fee, and the case review is free and confidential.

The worth of a medical negligence claim in West Lake Hills, Texas, depends on medical costs, lost income and how the injury changed the patient’s life. Section 74.301 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code caps non-economic damages at $250,000 per claimant against all physicians and other non-institutional providers combined. A separate $250,000 cap per claimant applies to each hospital or other institution, with $500,000 the combined limit when more than one is responsible.

Non-economic damages cover losses such as pain and mental anguish. Economic damages, such as medical bills and lost earnings, are not capped by that section, and our guide to Texas damage caps explains how each limit applies.

You generally have two years to file a malpractice lawsuit in West Lake Hills, Texas, counted from the negligent care or the end of the related treatment. Section 74.251 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code sets that deadline. For a child injured before age 12, the deadline generally runs to the child’s 14th birthday, although the Texas Constitution can keep it from cutting off a child’s claim before the child can sue.

Under Section 74.051, each health care provider being sued must receive written notice of the claim at least 60 days before suit is filed, by certified mail, return receipt requested, with the medical authorization the law requires. Notice given that way pauses the deadline for 75 days. An expert report is then 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 malpractice deadline guide explains each rule.

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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.

Legally Reviewed BY Gabe Sassin Senior Trial Attorney

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.