When Medical Care Causes Harm, the Details Matter
Patients trust doctors, hospitals, chiropractors, and other healthcare providers with decisions that can have lasting consequences. When something goes wrong, the question is not simply whether there was a bad outcome. It is why it happened--and whether the care met the standard the patient was entitled to receive.
Medical negligence cases demand careful work. From the beginning , we review the medical records closely and work with qualified medical experts to evaluate the care provided. We examine what the providers knew, what should have been done, and whether failures in care caused or worsened the harm.
We represent patients and families after serious medical injuries. We take their concerns seriously, follow the medicine and the facts, and are candid about what we find including when the evidence does not support a claim.
If you believe you or a family member was harmed by medical care, contact us to talk through what happened. Time limits apply to these claims, so it is important not to wait.
Practice Focus
Medical Malpractice Claims
Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis
Surgical errors
Medication errors
Chiropractic injuries
Emergency room errors
Hospital and clinical negligence
Other serious injuries caused by negligent medical treatment
Representative Results
Selected Verdicts & Settlements
$1 Million — Wrongful Death
Settlement for a family following the death of a loved one as a result of medical negligence.
$270,000 — Chiropractic Malpractice Jury Verdict
A Clackamas County jury found a chiropractor negligent after our client suffered a vertebral artery dissection and stroke following a neck manipulation. The Oregon Court of Appeals later affirmed the verdict.
Representative results include matters handled by Smith Foster King attorneys. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own facts and merits.
How We Work
How We Build a Case
We work with physicians, nurses, and other medical experts to understand the applicable standard of care and how a provider's conduct departed from it. That foundation shapes every medical malpractice case we handle.
We review medical records closely--often line by line--to understand exactly what happened, when, and why. We look for inconsistencies, omissions, and the details that reveal the full story.
We prepare every case with trial in mind. Medical malpractice claims are frequently contested, and that preparation gives us the strongest position whether a case resolves through negotiation or at trial.
