MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWYERS IN KENTUCKY
When negligence causes catastrophic injuries, we secure your future.
If a Medical Mistake Changed Your Life, We Can Help
Medical errors change lives, leaving victims and their families facing long-term medical care, financial strain, and uncertainty. If you or a loved one suffered severe harm due to a preventable medical mistake, you need an attorney with the experience and skill to hold negligent providers accountable.
At The Lawrence Firm, we specialize in high-stakes medical malpractice litigation. We do more than seek settlements, we build strong cases that maximize compensation for our clients.
Why Choose The Lawrence Firm?
Proven Multi-Million Dollar Settlements
We have secured record-setting verdicts for medical malpractice victims.
Unmatched Litigation Strength
We prepare every case for trial to secure the maximum possible compensation.
Resources to Fight Hospitals & Insurers
We take on hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies that try to minimize your claim.
No Fee Unless We Win
You owe us nothing unless we recover damages for you.
What Qualifies as Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider’s negligence leads to serious harm. Our firm handles cases involving:
Failure to Diagnose & Delayed Diagnosis
Missed or delayed diagnoses that allow conditions like cancer or stroke to worsen.
Birth Injuries
Preventable medical errors leading to cerebral palsy, brain damage, or spinal cord trauma in newborns.
Surgical Errors & Anesthesia Mistakes
Preventable complications resulting in paralysis, nerve damage, or death.
Emergency Room & Hospital Negligence
Mistakes in critical care settings that lead to permanent disability or wrongful death.
You Pay No Fees Unless We Win
Maximizing Compensation for Your Future
Medical malpractice cases result in far more than immediate medical bills; they impact every aspect of your future. Our firm pursues compensation for:
Surgeries, rehabilitation, in-home care, and adaptive equipment.
Compensation for professionals who can no longer work at full capacity.
Acknowledging the emotional and physical trauma of a permanent disability.
Funds to make necessary changes for mobility and independence.
Compensation for families who have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice.
What Our Clients Have to Say
FAQs: Common Questions About Medical Malpractice
Kentucky law broadly defines medical malpractice as a failure by a healthcare provider to follow the appropriate standard of care, leading to patient harm. Unlike Ohio, Kentucky does not require an Affidavit of Merit or expert witness testimony to file a claim.
However, while expert testimony is not required, it can strengthen a case by providing professional validation of the patient’s claims.
Kentucky law requires medical malpractice claims to be filed within one year of the incident or when the injury was discovered.
However, if the injury was not immediately recognized, a statute of repose extends the deadline to five years from the date of negligence or discovery of harm, using a reasonable person standard.
Victims of medical malpractice may be eligible to recover:
- Economic Damages (tangible financial losses)
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost wages and reduced earning capacity
- Costs of domestic services and lost business opportunities
- Non-Economic Damages (compensation for personal suffering)
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Loss of enjoyment of life and companionship
- Punitive Damages (in cases of gross negligence)
- Intended to penalize healthcare providers for extreme misconduct.
Unlike Ohio, Kentucky does not impose a cap on the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice cases.