Surgical Error Lawyer in Louisiana and Mississippi
When you undergo surgery, you’re putting your life in the hands of the surgeons, doctors, and hospital staff who are caring for you. In most cases, they do an excellent job. But sometimes, an operation goes wrong.
A botched surgery can leave you injured, sometimes permanently. You’re left feeling angry, scared, and confused. It’s valid to ask why this happened to you.
If the answer is recklessness or negligence by your medical care provider, you may have the grounds for a medical malpractice claim.
There is little data available on the number of surgical errors specifically, but Louisiana did have the highest rate of medical malpractice cases in the nation, according to a 2024 study reported in the EMS1 news service for emergency medical professionals. Mississippi ranked in the middle of the states.
In either state, you’re not alone when you come out of surgery worse off than before you went in.
When you’ve been injured by a surgical error, you need an experienced surgical error lawyer who can evaluate your case, gather evidence, and take all the steps to get you financial compensation to help you recover.
At the Bowling Law Firm, we have a 40-year history of helping patients in Louisiana and Mississippi who became victims of surgical errors.
Our surgical error attorneys know what to look for, how to protect your rights, and how to hold medical practitioners accountable when their actions lead to your injury.
Common Surgical Errors in Louisiana and Mississippi
Surgeries are complicated. Doctors must assess your medical history, your family history, your current health and the effectiveness of the surgery to make you better.
Some common types of surgical errors negatively impact patients.
A communication breakdown among health care providers can lead a surgeon to operate on the wrong place on your body, perform the wrong procedure, or even perform a surgery on you that was meant for someone else.
Surgeons can also leave items in your body, such as sponges, scalpels, hemostats, or other instruments, leading to infections and other complications.
A failure to sterilize equipment or practice proper hygiene can lead to infections at the site of surgery. This surgical error is one of the leading causes of patients returning to hospitals.
These kinds of surgical errors should have been avoided. Like all doctors, surgeons have a duty to protect your health. When they fail, you may deserve the necessary compensation to fix the problem, recover from it, and put your life back together.
Medical malpractice law, especially surgical errors, is where Bowling Law Firm excels.
Our surgical error lawyers can help you sort through the complexity of your case and seek the best path forward toward better health and peace of mind.
How to Pursue a Surgical Error Medical Malpractice Case
The first step when you’re considering a medical malpractice claim for a surgical error is to get in touch with a surgical error attorney.
In Louisiana and Mississippi, the Bowling Law Firm knows the state laws and legal systems—and we’re your neighbors. We don’t treat our clients like statistics but as members of our community who deserve respect.
We start surgical error cases by gathering evidence. We will talk to you about what happened, collect your medical records, and look into the surgeons and hospitals who administered the faulty procedure.
In Louisiana, the law often requires you to present your case before a medical review panel. This group of three doctors and a legal expert will evaluate your case and determine if there is liability.
Their opinion isn’t binding, but it may be submitted as evidence if you decide to proceed with a surgical error malpractice suit.
In Mississippi, this step isn’t required.
In both states, it is important to act fast. You have one year in Louisiana from the date of the faulty procedure, or the date you discovered the problem, but not more than three years, to file a suit. In Mississippi you have two years.
Because these cases are complicated, it can take time to piece them together. Contacting a skilled surgical error lawyer in Louisiana or Mississippi as soon as you suspect a doctor acted negligently can make the difference in bringing a successful case.
At the Bowling Law Firm, we have a team ready to delve into your case and discover whether a surgeon made an avoidable mistake.
And we have a commitment to helping you put this terrible moment behind you.
