A misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis can allow a serious condition — including cancer, heart disease, stroke, or infection — to progress to a far more dangerous or untreatable stage. When a physician fails to order appropriate tests, misinterprets results, or dismisses a patient’s symptoms without adequate investigation, the consequences can be life-altering. Our attorneys work with leading diagnostic experts to establish that a competent physician in the same specialty would have reached the correct diagnosis, and pursue full compensation for every harm caused by the delay.

Surgical errors — including operating on the wrong site, leaving instruments inside a patient, damaging surrounding tissue or organs, or performing the wrong procedure entirely — represent some of the most serious forms of medical negligence. These errors can require corrective surgery, extended hospitalization, and long-term medical care. Our attorneys hold both the individual surgeon and the facility that employs them fully accountable for the harm caused by preventable surgical mistakes.

Medication errors — including prescribing the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or a drug that dangerously interacts with the patient’s other medications — cause tens of thousands of serious injuries each year. Liability may fall on a prescribing physician, a pharmacist, a nurse, or a hospital system depending on where the error occurred. Our attorneys investigate the full chain of events to identify every responsible party and pursue maximum compensation on your behalf.

Errors in anesthesia administration can cause brain damage, cardiac arrest, awareness during surgery, and death. Anesthesiologists are held to an exacting standard of care both before surgery — in assessing a patient’s risk factors — and during the procedure itself. When an anesthesia error causes serious harm, our attorneys work with anesthesiology experts to establish negligence and pursue full compensation for all resulting injuries.

Birth injuries — including cerebral palsy, brachial plexus injuries, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and skull fractures — can result from a physician’s failure to monitor fetal distress, improper use of forceps or vacuum extractors, delayed C-section decisions, or other obstetric errors. The lifetime care costs for a child with a serious birth injury can be enormous. Our attorneys pursue comprehensive claims on behalf of injured children and their families to secure the resources they will need for life.

Hospitals have a duty to maintain safe conditions for patients — including proper infection control protocols, adequate staffing, appropriate monitoring, and timely response to a patient’s changing condition. When a hospital’s systemic failures cause a patient to develop a preventable infection such as MRSA or sepsis, or when inadequate monitoring leads to a serious complication, the institution can be held liable. Our attorneys pursue claims against hospitals and health systems as well as individual providers.

Emergency rooms are high-pressure environments where diagnostic errors, triage failures, and inadequate monitoring can have fatal consequences. Common ER errors include failure to recognize a heart attack or stroke, premature discharge of a seriously ill patient, and medication errors. Our attorneys evaluate every aspect of the care you received — from initial triage through discharge — to identify all deviations from the standard of care.

A physician who correctly identifies a patient’s condition but fails to treat it appropriately — or fails to refer the patient to a specialist when necessary — may be liable for the resulting harm. This form of malpractice often occurs in primary care settings where a provider underestimates the seriousness of a condition or delays sending a patient for specialist evaluation. Our attorneys work with medical experts to establish what a reasonably competent physician would have done and how the failure to act appropriately harmed you.

Residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities depend on their caregivers for basic medical attention, medication management, fall prevention, and nutrition. When a facility’s negligence causes a resident to develop bedsores, suffer a preventable fall, receive the wrong medication, or experience abuse or neglect, the facility and its staff can be held accountable. Our attorneys pursue full compensation for residents and their families harmed by substandard care in long-term care settings.

When a healthcare provider’s negligence causes a patient’s death, surviving family members have the right to pursue a wrongful death claim in addition to any medical malpractice claims on behalf of the estate. These cases require careful coordination of the procedural rules governing both wrongful death and medical malpractice litigation in Louisiana. Our attorneys have the experience to handle these complex, overlapping claims and fight to achieve the full measure of justice your family deserves.

In Louisiana, the general rule is that a medical malpractice claim must be filed within one year of the date of the alleged act of negligence, or within one year of the date you discovered — or should have discovered — the malpractice. There is an absolute three-year outer limit from the date of the negligent act, regardless of discovery. Because of these strict and complex deadlines, contact an attorney as soon as you suspect malpractice. Do not wait.

Louisiana law requires that most medical malpractice claims against private healthcare providers be submitted to a Medical Review Panel before a lawsuit can be filed in court. The panel — composed of three healthcare providers and an attorney — reviews the evidence and issues a non-binding opinion on whether the standard of care was met. This process typically takes 12 to 18 months. Our attorneys manage every aspect of the panel process on your behalf and use it to build the strongest possible case for the litigation that follows.

To succeed in a Louisiana medical malpractice case, you must establish three things: (1) the applicable standard of care — what a competent healthcare provider in the same specialty would have done under the same circumstances; (2) that the defendant deviated from that standard; and (3) that the deviation caused your injury. Each of these elements typically requires testimony from qualified medical experts. Our attorneys work with leading experts in the relevant specialty to build a compelling case on your behalf.

Yes. Louisiana’s Medical Malpractice Act caps total damages recoverable from a qualified private healthcare provider at $500,000 per claim. Amounts above $100,000 are paid by the Louisiana Patient’s Compensation Fund. Note that this cap does not apply to future medical expenses, which are paid by the Fund without a cap. Claims against government-run healthcare facilities are subject to different rules. Our attorneys navigate these frameworks to maximize your recovery within the applicable limits.

Nothing upfront. Our medical malpractice lawyers work on a contingency fee basis — you pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you. There are no upfront costs, no hourly fees, and no out-of-pocket expenses. If we do not win your case, you owe us nothing.

Medical malpractice cases in Louisiana typically take longer than standard personal injury claims because of the mandatory Medical Review Panel process, which alone can take 12 to 18 months, followed by litigation if necessary. Learn more about the timeline of a personal injury case. We keep you informed throughout the process and never pressure you to accept a settlement before you are ready.

Not every bad outcome constitutes malpractice — but many do. Healthcare providers and their insurers frequently argue that a complication was simply a known risk, even when the real cause was negligent technique, inadequate monitoring, or a failure to diagnose a developing problem. Our attorneys work with independent medical experts to evaluate whether what happened to you fell below the standard of care — not just whether a risk existed.

Yes. If a healthcare provider’s negligence caused or worsened an injury that prevented you from working, you may recover both past lost wages and future loss of earning capacity as part of your claim. Learn more about how lost wages are calculated in Louisiana. Our attorneys work with economic experts to fully document and maximize your income-related damages within the parameters of Louisiana’s medical malpractice damages framework.