Cincinnati Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Approximately 12 million people are harmed by diagnostic errors in the U.S. each year. Diagnostic errors involve incorrect diagnoses, missed diagnoses, and delayed diagnoses. These are more common than surgical or medication errors.

• A doctor might not diagnose your condition correctly despite having all the information. They might ignore symptoms, fail to order tests, or not read the results correctly.
• A delayed diagnosis is as harmful as an incorrect one. A doctor who fails to give you a correct diagnosis in a timely fashion could be liable if this delay prevented you from receiving proper care.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration receives more than 100,000 reports every year associated with medication errors.

• A doctor might prescribe a drug that isn’t right for your condition or causes a harmful interaction with other medication.
• A nurse administers the wrong drug or the right drug in the wrong way.
• A pharmacist incorrectly fills your prescription.

More than 4,000 surgical errors happen each year nationwide:

• A surgeon might perform a procedure on the wrong part of the body or the wrong patient.
• A surgeon performs the wrong procedure.
• A surgeon leaves behind an instrument or foreign object inside the body.

Another possible surgical error is using tools or an environment that is not sterile, which increases the risk of infection. It’s also common for the surgical team to make mistakes before or after the surgery, not during.

The anesthesia team is responsible for keeping you unconscious and pain-free. The anesthesiologist might give you too much or too little of a drug. They might not monitor your oxygen levels carefully during surgery, and you could suffer from oxygen deprivation. A negligent doctor or nurse could cause mouth or throat injuries when they intubate you.

Although the coronavirus pandemic increased everyone’s attention to cleaning and sterilizing surfaces, one in 20 hospitalized patients are at risk for a healthcare-acquired infection from improper precautions. Doctors, nurses, and everyone else who encounters patients must use universal precautions, including:

• Proper handwashing
• Hand sanitizers
• Disinfectants and cleaners on surfaces
• Masks and gloves

Pregnant women can suffer a miscarriage, premature birth, and other injuries when doctors fail to monitor them closely. Up to eight in every 1,000 infants in the U.S. sustain a birth injury.Infants also can suffer injuries during birth, including broken bones, spinal cord injuries, brachial plexus, facial paralysis, oxygen deprivation, and Cerebral Palsy.

If a doctor, nurse, or medical provider in Cincinnati failed to follow accepted standards of care—such as misdiagnosing a condition at UC Medical Center or making a surgical error at The Christ Hospital—and you were harmed as a result, you may have a malpractice case. KNR can review your records and consult with medical experts to determine whether negligence occurred.

Under Ohio law, you typically have one year from the date you discovered (or should have discovered) the injury to file a medical malpractice claim in Hamilton County. Some exceptions may apply—especially for minors or in cases involving foreign objects left in the body. Don’t wait—early legal action gives us time to gather records from Cincinnati hospitals and preserve crucial evidence.

If you’re a victim of medical negligence in Cincinnati, you may recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, disability, and long-term care. For example, we’ve helped clients recover for injuries caused during surgery at Good Samaritan Hospital and for birth injuries from labor errors at Mercy Health facilities. KNR fights for the full value of both economic and non-economic damages.

Yes—Ohio requires a sworn “Affidavit of Merit” from a qualified medical expert to even file your case. KNR works with trusted physicians across Ohio to evaluate medical records, identify breaches in care, and support your claim with expert testimony specific to the Cincinnati healthcare system.

Yes. If you were harmed after receiving the wrong dosage or drug from a pharmacy in Cincinnati—whether at a major chain like CVS in Oakley or a local pharmacy in Hyde Park—you may have a valid claim. Pharmacy errors are considered medical negligence under Ohio law, and KNR can hold the pharmacy accountable.

Most Cincinnati malpractice claims settle before trial. However, if the hospital or insurance company denies liability or offers less than what you’re owed, KNR is fully prepared to present your case in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas.