When medical professionals fail to meet the standard of care, the consequences can be life-changing. At Hamstead, Williams & Meek, we’ve spent years fighting for victims of medical malpractice in West Virginia, securing substantial settlements and verdicts for those who have suffered due to negligence.
If you or a loved one has been harmed by a medical error, you’re not alone. Our track record speaks for itself—our past case results demonstrate the real impact we’ve had on our clients’ lives. View our medical malpractice case results
What Does Medical Malpractice Look Like?
Medical malpractice can take many forms, including:
- Misdiagnosis or Delayed Diagnosis – When a doctor fails to recognize a serious condition, leading to worsening health.
- Surgical Errors – Preventable mistakes in the operating room, from wrong-site surgeries to anesthesia errors.
- Medication Mistakes – Prescribing the wrong medication or dosage, leading to severe side effects.
- Birth Injuries – Negligence during labor and delivery, resulting in harm to newborns or mothers.
- Failure to Properly Read Medical Imaging – A missed fracture, tumor, or life-threatening condition due to a radiologist’s oversight.
Why Experience Matters in Malpractice Cases
Medical malpractice cases are some of the most complex legal battles, requiring extensive knowledge of both medicine and the law. Unlike a simple car accident case, proving malpractice means demonstrating that a healthcare provider deviated from the standard of care, and that this deviation caused serious harm.
At Hamstead, Williams & Meek, we’ve successfully taken on hospitals, doctors, and large insurance companies—and won.
Recent Case Highlights
We’ve helped medical malpractice victims recover millions in compensation, holding negligent providers accountable. Some of our past cases include:
[Case Example 1] – Medical Malpractice Case: Post-Surgical Negligence and Misdiagnosis
Summary:
A male patient underwent a cholecystectomy and was subsequently discharged. He soon returned to the hospital, experiencing severe abdominal pain. A CT scan revealed that a portion of his small bowel was incarcerated, protruding through an incisional hernia. Despite these findings, the overseeing surgeon did not recognize the severity of the condition and primarily administered pain medication as treatment.
As the patient’s condition continued to deteriorate, he experienced increasing pain and eventually developed sepsis and suffered a heart attack. Only at this critical stage did the surgeon acknowledge the perforation of the small bowel. Throughout litigation, the surgeon denied the lack of blood supply to the bowel until the pathology report irrefutably confirmed that the excised bowel segment was infarcted.
Our firm meticulously uncovered these discrepancies and demonstrated the negligence involved, resulting in a substantial settlement for the patient on the first day of the trial.
[Case Example 2] – Medical Malpractice Case: Failure to Monitor Liver Enzymes Leading to Fatal Liver Failure
Summary:
A male patient suffering from debilitating myasthenia gravis was prescribed a medication commonly used to treat the disorder. While effective, this medication is known to carry risks of severe side effects, including potential liver damage. As part of the treatment protocol, the prescribing physician was responsible for regularly monitoring the patient’s liver enzymes and related biomarkers, particularly when adjusting the dosage.
Tragically, the patient’s liver enzymes began to show signs of severe and acute liver damage, but the prescribing physician failed to review the lab results and, even more critically, increased the medication dosage. By the time the issue was identified due to the patient’s severe illness, it was too late, and the patient passed away from liver failure caused by the medication’s side effects.
After being contacted by the patient’s widow, our firm conducted a thorough investigation into the cause of death. With the support of medical experts, we confirmed that the new medication was the primary factor. We successfully secured the maximum allowable settlement under West Virginia law for this type of case.
See more of our medical malpractice case results here.
Do You Have a Case?
If you believe you or a loved one has been harmed due to medical negligence, don’t wait. These cases have strict time limits, and evidence must be preserved as soon as possible.
At Hamstead, Williams & Meek, we offer free consultations to help you understand your options. Call us today at (304) 296-3636 or contact us online to discuss your case.
Justice starts here.