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Your Medical Malpractice & Birth Injury Attorneys Holding Healthcare Providers Accountable

When trusted medical professionals cause life‑changing harm, your family should not have to fight the system alone. We are compassionate yet relentless medical malpractice and birth injury lawyers who make your case our mission. We hold dangerous doctors, hospitals, and corporations accountable so you can focus on healing.

We Fight for the Legal Rights of Patients Harmed by Medical Negligence.

After a life-altering medical error or birth injury, hospitals and insurance companies move quickly to protect themselves. Healthcare providers circle the wagons. They are already thinking about how to defend their actions. Sometimes, records get altered. You are left in the dark. Any answers you get may be crafted to confuse you or discourage you from ever calling a lawyer.

That’s where we come in.

Van Wey & Metzler focuses on serious medical malpractice and birth injury cases that require significant attention, investigation, and care. We go deep on every case, uncovering the truth, holding negligent healthcare providers accountable, and fighting for the full compensation your family needs to move forward.

Every case we win is also a step toward making healthcare safer for the next patient.

You deserve more than an apology.

Past Verdicts & Settlements

Birth Injury

$3,650,000

IUGR / FAILURE TO TIMELY DELIVER

Birth Injury

$1,750,000

BIRTH INJURY W/ NEGLIGENT RESUSCITATION

Failed Surgery

$3,800,000

ANOXIC BRAIN INJURY DUE TO STENT MIGRATION FROM GPA PROCEDURE

Birth Injury

$3,275,000

BIRTH INJURY – FORCEPS DELIVERY

Birth Injury

$3,235,000

BIRTH INJURY – FAILURE TO DO C-SECTION / MIDWIFE CARE

Anesthesia Error

$4,500,000

ANESTHESIA ERROR – UNINTENTIONAL ESOPHAGEAL INTUBATION THAT LED TO ANOXIC BRAIN INJURY OR PE

Birth Injury

$7,000,000

FAILURE TO DO C-SECTION / VBAC

Birth Injury

$514,775

Death

Medical Malpractice

$540,000

Erb’s Palsy

Birth Injury

$250,000

TRAUMATIC VACUUM INJURY

Medical Malpractice

$1,875,000

Surgical Injury

“Christopher Duntsch was not the first Dr. Death or the last. Until we fix the system that creates and protects doctors like him, patients will continue to pay the price.”

— Attorney Kay Van Wey

Birth Injury and Medical Malpractice Cases We Accept

Van Wey & Metzler accepts catastrophic birth injury and medical malpractice cases, where a preventable medical error permanently changed a child’s or family’s life.

Birth injuries caused by preventable obstetric negligence, including HIE, brain damage, cerebral palsy, and serious birth trauma sustained during labor and delivery.
A diagnosis is just the beginning. Many families spend years managing therapy, medical equipment, home modifications, and long-term nursing care, and we build cases around what that actually costs, now and for decades to come.
Medical malpractice cases involving dangerous doctors, surgical errors, misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, and negligent care that led to catastrophic injury or wrongful death.

We’re selective about the cases we take on, accepting only those with clear evidence of negligence and catastrophic, permanent harm. When we do take a case, you’re backed by a team known for professionalism, deep medical knowledge, and a willingness to turn over every stone.

Legal Help, Without the Runaround

Did something go terribly wrong, or am I imagining it? Can I trust this lawyer, or is this just marketing? Can we survive financially if this injury is permanent? Can I afford a lawyer? Are we about to go up against a hospital with unlimited resources? How do we know we chose the right lawyer for something this serious?

If you are asking these questions, you are in the right place.

We are selective about the cases we take. When we say yes, it means we have reviewed what happened, we believe you have a case, and we are prepared to fight it seriously. You will work with a dedicated team that explains every step in plain language, secures your medical records, and partners with credible expert witnesses to build the strongest possible case.

Our fees are contingency-based. You pay nothing unless we win. If the injury is permanent, we fight for damages that reflect what that means for your family’s future.

Testimonials: What Our Clients Say

Jose and Maria Ariciaga

Norma

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Where We Serve Clients

We serve clients from coast to coast whose lives have been shattered by medical negligence and preventable birth injuries. We are rooted in Texas, but we regularly handle complex, high‑stakes cases that may involve multiple providers, institutions, or jurisdictions.

When you become our client, you become part of the Van Wey & Metzler family, and you receive responsive communication and support throughout your case.

Timing Matters in Medical Malpractice and Birth Injury Cases

Medical malpractice and birth injury claims are time-sensitive. Records can be altered, evidence can disappear, and strict legal statutes of limitations can block valid claims if you wait too long. Reaching out early lets us preserve critical evidence and protect your legal rights before the other side gets too far ahead.

This is especially true if a hospital representative has already contacted you. Behind the scenes, risk managers and defense attorneys are already working to protect the hospital’s interests, not yours. You need experienced legal representation just as fast.

Who Will Stand Beside You

Kay Van Wey

Kay has spent her entire legal career fighting for victims of preventable harm and has never represented an insurance company or a corporation. She grew up in a small Oklahoma town, outside of wealth or a legal family, and by the time she was 30 had tried close to 100 jury trials thanks to her start as a prosecutor.

Luke Metzler

Partner attorney Luke Metzler plays a key role in the firm’s most complex cases, especially catastrophic birth injury and serious medical malpractice matters. Raised in a small Kansas town, he, like Kay, did not come from a legal dynasty or wealth and built his career on grit and hard work.

Legal Insights

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Mistake or Crime? Spleen or Liver with Attorney Kay Van Wey

Doctor Indicted for Removing the Wrong Organ in Fatal Surgery

When a ‘Routine’ Eye Surgery Turns Deadly

Safe Staffing, Patient Safety, and Preventable Harm in U.S. Hospitals

A Legal Wake Up Call: When the System Fails the Smallest Victims

A Victory for Texas Patients: Texas Supreme Court Decision on Bush vs. HCA

Texas Tort Reform: What it Means for Patients

When the Law Hurts the Injured: How Legal Loopholes Can Limit Patient Rights

How Safe is Your Hospital? Safety Scores and How to Find Them

Unwrapping the Truth About Holiday Medical Care Risks

The AdvoKAYte Podcast

Season 1 | Season 2

Beyond Dr. Death: Why Hospitals Influence Patient Care More Than Patients Realize

AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable: Season 2: Episode 4

In this episode, Mount Sinai’s VP for Systems, Anne Roberts, and Kay consider the question: How does a hospital sustain the compassion of healthcare while accounting for the costs of doing its business? Anne’s decades of experience, combined with Kay’s vast legal overview, provide us with a wealth of insights and direct observations. This is the second of three episodes featuring Anne Roberts.

Beyond Dr. Death: Why Good Doctors Stay Silent: The Hidden Culture Inside Hospitals

AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable: Season 2: Episode 3

This episode is a direct view of the best practices in governance and administration of American hospitals. Patient safety advocate, lawyer, and hospital administrator, Anne Roberts, details how an organizational culture of safety produces better outcomes for everyone, from patients to our healthcare providers themselves.

Beyond Dr. Death: Why America’s Healthcare System Keeps Failing Patients

AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable: Season 2: Episode 2

Matt Austin, a Patient Safety Expert at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. An engineer with a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Matt talks to Kay about ways to dramatically improve the safety of our healthcare sector for both patients and practitioners. “Is it bad people or bad systems that cause errors?” Matt asks, “I think bad people are a pretty small minority of the harm that occurs in healthcare.

Beyond Dr. Death: Why Patient Safety Still Matters

AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable: Season 2: Episode 1

Season 2 begins with a very special conversation between host Kay Van Wey and her law partner, Luke Metzler, a birth injury attorney at Van Wey & Metzler Law Firm in Dallas, Texas. After Season 1 explored the shocking failures behind the Dr. Death case, Kay and Luke are widening the lens. This season is not just about the cases that make headlines.

Laura Beil on Dr. Death: Healthcare, Cover-Ups, and Accountability

AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable: Series Season 1 Finale.

In BONUS Episode 2 of AdvoKAYte: Holding Healthcare Accountable, Kay Van Wey sits down with Laura Beil, the investigative journalist and host of Wondery’s Dr. Death, to talk about what most people miss. This story was labeled “true crime,” but Laura explains why it was never really a whodunit. It was a why-was-this-allowed.