Oklahoma medical malpractice lawyers Archives

$15 Million Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Verdict For Child’s Undiagnosed Bacterial Infection In ER

May 28, 2026

A Tulsa County, Oklahoma medical malpractice jury recently returned its verdict in the amount of $15 million for a child who suffered permanent brain damage and will endure life-long disabilities because a bacterial infection was misdiagnosed in a hospital’s ER and was left untreated. The chil[...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Nurse Cannot Testify As To Physician Standard Of Care

May 8, 2026

A patient, who had a contrast infiltration from an IV placed in her left hand in preparation for a CT scan, brought a medical malpractice action against a hospital. The district court granted the hospital’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the patient could not prove her claim because[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms EMTs Entitled To Qualified Immunity From Lawsuit Alleging Failure To Stabilize Patient’s Spine

November 18, 2023

Gary Schauer suffered a neck injury during an altercation outside a tavern in Ponca City, Oklahoma. When emergency medical technicians (“EMTs”) employed by Ponca City arrived on the scene, Schauer told them he could not move his left arm or his legs. The EMTs loaded Schauer into an ambulance wit[...]

Oklahoma Statute Of Limitations Precluded Levaquin Lawsuit In Oklahoma

October 2, 2023

On July 20, 2009, Angela Kester was prescribed Levaquin, an antibiotic in the fluoroquinolone family of drugs. After experiencing severe side effects, she stopped taking the medication. Her side effects persisted, however, and she has received treatment ever since for a variety of health conditions,[...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns $465 Million Opioid Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

November 10, 2021

In its opinion issued on November 9, 2021, the the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma Supreme Court”) stated: “An opioid manufacturer appealed a $465 million verdict following a bench trial in a public nuisance lawsuit. The district court held the opioid manufacturer[...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court Holds Cap On Noneconomic Damages For Bodily Injury Claims Is Unconstitutional

April 24, 2019

In its opinion filed on April 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma Supreme Court”) held “the cap on actual noneconomic damages–is wrought with an irremediable constitutional infirmity: It is a special law categorically prohibited by Article 5, Secti[...]

Dental Malpractice Class Action Lawsuit Filed In Oklahoma

September 12, 2013

On September 3, 2013, a class action dental malpractice lawsuit was filed against a Tulsa, Oklahoma dentist, his dental practice, and several pharmaceutical companies by former dental patients who claim that they were exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV due to poor conditions and unsanitar[...]

Oklahoma Surgeon Couldn’t Get Man’s Nose Right After 22 Surgeries

June 12, 2013

In 2006, a New York man, while living in Oklahoma, went to a well-respected cosmetic surgeon following his divorce in 2006 for rhinoplasty (a “nose job”) even though he had no problems with breathing at that time and no medical need for surgery on his nose. After the first surgery, he [...]

Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds Medical Malpractice Expert Affidavit Requirement Unconstitutional

June 5, 2013

On June 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma (“Oklahoma Supreme Court”) held that the Oklahoma statutory requirement that an affidavit of merit be filed in actions for professional negligence (medical malpractice) is a “special law” that regulates the practice[...]

Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse: What A Hidden Camera Revealed

April 20, 2012

In a disgusting and very disturbing case of nursing home abuse caught on camera, two Oklahoma nursing home caregivers responsible for the care of a 96-year-old resident were allegedly caught on video abusing the woman: one was seen hitting the woman in the face with rubber gloves and placing the gl[...]

Medical Malpractice Claims In Oklahoma – Official Report

June 3, 2011

The Oklahoma Medical Professional Liability Insurance Closed Claim Annual Report for January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 reports that there were 371 closed claims against physicians and surgeons, 70 closed claims against hospitals, 100 closed claims against other medical professionals, and 136 cl[...]

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