When you seek the help of a doctor, hospital, or other healthcare provider, you trust them to take care of you. You expect their treatment to help you get better, not make things worse. Unfortunately, medical errors occur far more frequently than most people realize, and the consequences can be devastating.
If a healthcare provider’s careless actions harmed you or someone you love, you deserve answers and justice. The personal injury attorneys at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman can help you understand what happened and fight for the compensation you need to move forward. Our law firm serving Oklahoma City has the resources and determination to take on hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies on your behalf. We work with clients from our office in Norman and serve Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Canadian, Grady, and Garvin counties. Contact us today for a free consultation.
Medical malpractice cases are some of the most challenging types of personal injury claims. You need a legal team with the experience, resources, and tenacity to handle these complex matters effectively.
The partners at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman founded this law firm in 2014 after working at large firms and as solo practitioners. They took the best elements of both experiences and created something better. When you work with our team serving Oklahoma City, you’ll receive personalized attention backed by the resources needed to take on powerful medical institutions.
Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare professional fails to meet the accepted standard of care and causes harm to a patient as a result. The “standard of care” refers to the level and type of treatment that a reasonably competent healthcare provider in the same field would deliver under similar circumstances.
Not every medical error constitutes malpractice. Medicine involves some degree of uncertainty, and sometimes patients don’t improve despite receiving proper care. However, when a doctor, nurse, or other provider acts carelessly or makes an avoidable mistake that causes injury, they should be held responsible.
If you suspect that a healthcare provider’s error caused your injury, an experienced attorney can investigate the situation and determine whether you have a valid claim.
Healthcare providers can make mistakes at any point during your treatment.
Diagnostic errors represent one of the most common forms of medical malpractice. A doctor might fail to diagnose a serious condition like cancer or heart disease, giving it time to progress and become harder to treat. Alternatively, a doctor might misdiagnose your condition entirely, leading to unnecessary or harmful treatment while your actual problem goes unaddressed.
Surgical errors can have severe consequences. These mistakes include operating on the wrong body part, leaving surgical instruments inside a patient, or causing unnecessary damage to surrounding tissues. Anesthesia errors during surgery can also cause serious harm, including brain injuries from oxygen deprivation.
Medication mistakes happen when healthcare providers prescribe the wrong drug, the wrong dosage, or fail to check for dangerous interactions with other medications you’re taking. Hospital staff might also administer medications incorrectly or give them to the wrong patient.
Many people who suffer harm from medical errors aren’t sure exactly what went wrong. They know something bad happened, but the details remain unclear. This is normal. Healthcare providers rarely admit to making mistakes, and medical records can be difficult for non-professionals to interpret.
If you experienced unexpected complications, your condition worsened despite treatment, or you suffered an injury during a medical procedure, you should speak with a qualified lawyer. An attorney can work with independent medical experts to examine your records and determine whether your healthcare provider failed to meet the standard of care.
Our attorneys serving Oklahoma City can evaluate your situation and help you understand whether you have grounds for a claim.
When a healthcare provider’s carelessness causes you harm, Oklahoma law allows you to seek compensation for your losses.
Our lawyers will evaluate every aspect of your situation to pursue the full amount you deserve.
Oklahoma has specific laws that govern medical malpractice cases. The state’s statute of limitations gives you two years from the date of your injury to file a lawsuit. If you miss this deadline, you might lose your legal right to seek compensation. However, there’s an important exception. If the injury wasn’t immediately obvious and you only discovered it later, the two-year clock may start from the date you discovered the harm or reasonably should have discovered it.
Oklahoma law also requires an affidavit of merit before you can file a medical malpractice lawsuit. This document must include a written statement from a qualified medical expert confirming that your case has merit. The expert must review your medical records and provide an opinion that the healthcare provider failed to meet the standard of care and caused your injury.
These requirements make it essential to work with an experienced law firm that has the resources to properly investigate and prepare your case. Medical malpractice claims require significant time and investment to develop, including hiring qualified experts to analyze your records and testify on your behalf.
A medical injury can leave you facing additional health problems, overwhelming bills, and uncertainty about your future. The attorneys at Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman will investigate what happened and fight aggressively to hold the responsible parties accountable.
Contact Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman today at our law office in Norman for a free consultation to discuss your medical malpractice case with an attorney serving Oklahoma City and greater Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Canadian, Grady, and Garvin counties.
