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Medical Malpractice

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Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Kentucky

Injuries caused by medical malpractice are often devastating, sudden, and costly. On top of that, the issues involving medical malpractice are complex. To address these types of claims properly, you must understand legal matters and the science of medical care. Thankfully, our attorneys will be there for you when you need comfort and support.

Managing partner Ronald M. Wilt has always been passionate about complex science, family, and medicine. After being awarded a doctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University, he turned his attention toward law, where he knew he could follow his dreams by advocating for victims of medical malpractice.

We understand that you and your loved ones are already struggling to heal and cope with an unexpected injury. We speak loudly for those who irresponsible medical caregivers have wronged. Accountability leads to fewer mistakes and better patient care for everyone in Kentucky. We arm our clients and their families with the tools to return to living. We want our clients to realize the best version of their new normal. To do so, we doggedly pursue full and fair compensation. Contact our attorneys in Lexington or Louisville today.

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How is Medical Malpractice Proved

When it comes to proving negligence, medical malpractice and traditional personal injury cases are more alike than you may think. In personal injury claims, we must show a breach of reasonable conduct. In medical malpractice, the focus is on proving a breach of the medical standard of care. Different settings, same core elements of negligence. At Wilt Injury Lawyers, we understand these nuances and fight to hold negligent parties accountable.

  • If you and your medical professional had a doctor/patient relationship, you must show the court that the defendant treated you as part of a formal professional relationship. If the doctor being sued did not treat you directly, a doctor/patient relationship likely does not exist.
  • The physician or practitioner violated a standard of care and acted negligently. That means the doctor made a mistake that the average healthcare provider acting with care would not have made. Examples include leaving medical tools behind during surgery, amputating the wrong limb, and failing to correctly diagnose.
  • Finally, you must show that your doctor’s negligence resulted in injury and harm. To prove this, you must provide evidence of the cause of injury and that you are not responsible.

Proving medical negligence can be difficult and complex, especially when recovering from a severe injury or illness. For this reason, you should always involve a qualified medical malpractice attorney. We will examine your case to ensure you meet all the legal requirements for proving a Kentucky medical malpractice claim.

In addition to physicians being held accountable for their medical errors, surgeons, nurses, certified nursing assistants, anesthesiologists, physician’s assistants, obstetricians, pediatricians, gynecologists, and even the hospital can be named liable in a medical malpractice lawsuit if they failed to uphold the medical standard of care expected of them as members of the medical community.

Common Medical Malpractice Errors

Some common errors that result in medical malpractice claims include:

  • Leaving surgical instruments in a body cavity
  • Giving the wrong medication
  • Giving the wrong dose of medication
  • Not ordering appropriate tests
  • Not taking a patient’s medical history
  • Not providing follow-up care
  • Failing to treat a patient
  • Misdiagnosing a patient
  • Making a mistake during surgery
  • Discharging a patient prematurely
  • Misinterpreting medical test results
  • Operating on the wrong part of the body
  • Performing unnecessary surgery
  • Birth injuries, such as placental abruption, uterine rupture, shoulder dystocia, and cerebral palsy

Medical malpractice can lead to permanent and catastrophic consequences, like spinal cord injuries, paralysis, traumatic brain injuries, wrongly amputated limbs, and wrongful death.

Our law firm takes medical malpractice in Kentucky very seriously. We limit how many cases we take on to give them each personal time and attention. If we take on your medical malpractice claim, your best interests are our top priority. We put all our skills and resources to work to maximize your potential award.

Medical Malpractice

Determining Your Losses

If you or a loved one suffered harm from medical negligence or malpractice, you have the right to seek compensation for your financial and physical suffering. Potential economic damages include your loss of income, diminished earning potential, healthcare and medical expenses, and equipment.

Moreover, you can also include personal and emotional losses (non-economic damages) in your suit. These could consist of your pain and suffering, lost quality of life, emotional struggles, strained family relationships, loss of household services, and more.

The good news is that, unlike many other states, Kentucky does not have a cap on the amount you can recover for your non-economic damages, which allows you to recover full compensation for your losses. The malpractice attorneys at Wilt Injury Lawyers want to help.

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How Long Do You Have to File a Claim?

Medical malpractice lawsuits, like all personal injury claims in Kentucky, must be filed within one year of the injury or accident. This deadline is known as the statute of limitations.

If you did not learn of your injuries until later, the clock will start from the date of your diagnosis. Keep in mind, however, that Kentucky has a five-year statute of repose, which requires that any medical malpractice claim be filed within five years of the error occurring. If the statute of limitations or repost runs out, you likely no longer have a case.

Fortunately, when you work with an attorney in a timely manner, you won’t need to concern yourself with this deadline, as your lawyer at Wilt Injury Lawyers will do everything possible to get your claim filed with more than enough time to spare to hold the doctor, hospital, pharmacy, or any other party responsible.

How can your Kentucky medical malpractice lawyers help?

Read More Case Results

We’ve seen firsthand how traumatic and challenging medical malpractice lawsuits are. But with hard work, determination, and the ambition to succeed, you can be awarded the compensation that is rightfully yours. Here are some of our former clients’ success stories.

$9 Million

From Southern Kentucky Hospital

$8.5 Million

From Kentucky Hospital

$7 Million

From Central Kentucky Hospital

$7.5 Million

From Central Kentucky Hospital

$3.5 Million

From West Virginia Hospital

It is a tragedy when a medical professional — whether a surgeon, physician, nurse, midwife, or other technician or specialist — makes a mistake and harms someone because of negligence. The experienced Kentucky medical malpractice lawyers at Wilt Injury Lawyers can advocate for your rights.

Do you have a medical malpractice attorney near me?

Wilt Injury Lawyers has offices in Louisville and Lexington:

Louisville Office

13113 Eastpoint Park Blvd. Suite A Louisville, KY 40223
Phone: 502-253-9110

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Lexington Office

196 W. Lowry Lane, Suite 1 Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859-263-8818

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