Wichita Falls Texas Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Hastings Law Firm represents injured patients and families from Wichita Falls, Texas, in medical malpractice claims against hospitals, physicians and other health care providers. Our medical malpractice lawyers handle these claims from our Dallas office, which serves all of North 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: October 30, 2026

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

Hastings Law Firm’s medical negligence attorneys bring experienced representation to Wichita Falls, Texas patients and families. Tommy Hastings, the firm’s founder, is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and has represented injured patients since 2001. The firm’s team also includes former malpractice defense attorneys who understand the tactics hospitals use to deny liability.

That experience gives our Wichita Falls medical malpractice lawyers a clear view of how the defense will answer a claim. We work with a nationwide network of medical experts who can show what safe care required and where it fell short. Each case is prepared as if it were headed 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. We will listen to what happened, investigate your claim, and explain your options.

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The Types of Cases Our Medical Malpractice Law Firm Handles in Wichita Falls

Hastings Law Firm handles medical negligence cases for patients and families in Wichita Falls, Texas, including misdiagnosis, surgical errors and birth injuries. We also take medication, emergency room and hospital negligence claims, and we build each case from the complete medical records and qualified medical expert opinions.

Wichita Falls families come to us most with these claims:

  • Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis. Symptoms can be mistaken for something minor, or an abnormal test result can go without follow-up. The best window for treatment may close. Our misdiagnosis lawyers line up each symptom and test against when a diagnosis should have been made.
  • Surgical errors. A nearby organ can be damaged, or a complication afterward can go unmanaged. Another surgery and additional recovery time can follow. For surgical malpractice claims, we read the operative notes against the recovery records.
  • Birth injuries. Trouble during labor can go unrecognized, or a delivery can come too late. The injury can bring a child years of therapy and care. A birth injury lawyer at our firm compares the fetal monitoring strips with the labor and delivery notes.
  • Medication errors. A patient can be given the wrong drug or the wrong dose. A reaction can mean a longer hospital stay or lasting harm. Our medication error lawyers follow each order from the prescriber to the bedside.
  • Emergency room errors. A patient with a serious condition can be sent home or left waiting too long. A treatable illness can become a permanent injury. In emergency room malpractice cases, we rebuild the visit from the triage notes and discharge instructions.
  • Hospital negligence. Short staffing or poor monitoring can let a patient’s condition decline unnoticed. Falls, infections and bedsores can follow. Our hospital negligence lawyers review the nursing notes and staffing records.

These are the claims we see most, not every case our medical malpractice law firm handles. If what happened to you is not on the list, 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 Wichita 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. Wichita Falls is the seat of Wichita County, Texas, and a claim over care given in the city can generally be filed there.

A Wichita County lawsuit is heard at the Wichita County Courthouse at 900 7th Street in Wichita Falls. The county’s three district courts, the 30th, 78th and 89th, all sit in that building.

Hospital care in Wichita Falls centers on United Regional Health Care System, a nonprofit hospital on 11th Street. It runs an emergency department open around the clock and provides labor and delivery care with a special care nursery. United Regional is also the region’s only verified Level II trauma center. Wherever the care was given, Texas law sets steps a patient must complete before a malpractice suit is filed and early in the case.

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What to Do After Being Harmed by Medical Negligence in Texas

After medical negligence in Texas, start by getting the medical care you need, then request your medical and billing records and write down what happened. Your health comes first, and the records of that care become the foundation of any claim.

Under federal privacy law, patients have the right to a copy of their medical and billing records, with few exceptions. A provider cannot refuse that copy because a bill is still unpaid. Keep every bill, receipt and letter tied to the care with your own notes.

Note the dates of treatment, who was involved, and what each person told you. If an insurer for the hospital or provider asks you for a statement, talk with a lawyer before you give one. Texas sets strict deadlines for malpractice claims, so an early free review with a medical malpractice attorney in Wichita Falls helps you learn which deadlines apply to you.

Our Wichita Falls Medical Malpractice Lawyers Come to You

Hastings Law Firm’s medical malpractice lawyers travel from our Dallas office to meet patients and families in Wichita Falls, Texas, wherever they are. Our lawyers meet clients at home, in a hospital room or at a rehabilitation facility, and phone or video meetings are also available with the same attorneys.

The full experience of our Dallas medical malpractice lawyers stands behind every case. If the patient cannot make the first call, a relative or friend can make it for them. Members of our intake team speak Spanish, so a family can describe what happened in English or Spanish.

Our Wichita Falls medical malpractice lawyers then request the records and handle the filings and deadlines. Your time and energy can go to recovery and to your family.

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

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

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

Wichita Falls Medical Malpractice FAQs

To win a medical malpractice case in Wichita Falls, Texas, you have to prove four things. A health care provider owed you a duty, the care fell below the accepted standard, that failure caused your injury, and the injury led to real losses.

Causation, the link between the care and the injury, rests on the records and expert opinions. Our guide to how causation is proven in a malpractice case explains how that link is built.

Hiring our medical malpractice lawyers in Wichita Falls, Texas, costs nothing up front, because we are paid only if we recover compensation for you. Our attorneys handle medical malpractice cases on a contingency fee, and the case review that comes first is free and confidential.

The value of a medical negligence claim in Wichita Falls, Texas, depends on the medical costs, the 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, such as pain and mental anguish, 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, with $500,000 the combined limit when more than one is responsible.

Economic damages, such as medical bills and lost earnings, are not capped by that section. Our guide to Texas medical malpractice damage caps explains each limit.

You generally have two years to file a malpractice lawsuit in Wichita Falls, Texas, counted from the date of the negligent act, though the end of the treatment or hospital stay at issue can also affect the timing. Section 74.251 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code sets that deadline, and a child injured before age 12 generally has until his or her 14th birthday, although the Texas Constitution can keep that deadline from cutting off a child’s claim before the child can sue.

Under Section 74.051, a patient must give each provider being sued 60 days’ written notice before suing, with the medical authorization the law requires, and notice given that way pauses the deadline for 75 days. 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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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 Brady D. Williams Senior Trial Attorney

Brady D. Williams is a nationally recognized medical malpractice attorney who has spent his career handling high-stakes litigation for injured patients and families across the country. Licensed in both Texas and California, Brady draws on experience from hundreds of resolved medical cases to break down complex legal and medical topics for the people who need that information most. His writing reflects the same attention to detail and commitment to clarity that he brings to every case he handles.