When the Wrong Diagnosis Becomes a Life-Changing Mistake, We’re Here to Help
At Van Wey, Metzler & Williams, we represent individuals and families in Tulsa who have suffered devastating consequences due to medical misdiagnosis. Diagnostic errors are far more common than most people realize—and their impact can be profound. Whether a serious illness was completely missed, diagnosed too late, or mistaken for something else, the result is often unnecessary suffering, dangerous delays, and sometimes, irreversible harm.
If you or someone you love has been affected by a misdiagnosis in Oklahoma, we are here to provide answers, accountability, and experienced legal support.
Misdiagnosis: A Preventable Error with Life-Altering Outcomes
When you go to a doctor, you expect to leave with clarity—a diagnosis that sets the path for treatment and recovery. But when that diagnosis is wrong, everything else that follows is compromised.
From cancers misread as minor infections to heart conditions mistaken for anxiety, a delayed or inaccurate diagnosis can quickly spiral into serious medical complications. Our Tulsa-based legal team focuses on cases where this kind of negligence causes permanent injury, wrongful death, or long-term suffering.
How and Why Misdiagnosis Happens
There are many reasons a provider may miss or misinterpret a condition:
- Atypical or vague symptoms that don’t follow textbook presentations
- Rushed appointments with incomplete history-taking
- Cognitive bias, where a doctor sticks to a wrong assumption
- Communication breakdowns between hospital departments
- Failure to follow up on test results
- Lack of access to or misuse of advanced diagnostic tools
None of these are excuses when real lives hang in the balance. At Van Wey, Metzler & Williams, we work to uncover how these systemic failures contributed to your injury—and who should be held responsible.
The High Cost of Getting It Wrong
Diagnostic mistakes can allow diseases to progress unchecked, robbing patients of valuable time for early treatment. In other cases, a wrong diagnosis can lead to harmful procedures or medications that do more damage than the original illness. We’ve seen patients endure invasive surgeries, toxic medications, or complete treatment plans—only to discover the true diagnosis too late.
Conditions Where Misdiagnosis Is Especially Dangerous:
- Cancer (e.g., ovarian, breast, lung)
- Stroke
- Heart attack or cardiac disease
- Infections that progress to sepsis
- Brain injuries or neurological conditions
- Birth injuries caused by undiagnosed fetal distress
Hospital Negligence and Diagnostic Failure in Tulsa
Tulsa hospitals and clinics have safety procedures meant to prevent diagnostic errors. But when these systems break down—whether through miscommunication, understaffing, or failure to train personnel properly—patients pay the price.
Our firm has handled cases involving:
- Failure to follow up on lab or imaging results
- Misread test results
- Delayed specialist referrals
- Missed diagnoses in emergency departments
- Radiology and pathology interpretation errors
When hospital protocols fail to protect patients, we investigate and pursue justice on their behalf.
Wrongful Death from Missed or Delayed Diagnosis
Tragically, some families come to us after the unthinkable: the loss of a loved one because a condition went undiagnosed or mismanaged. These cases often involve aggressive cancers, internal bleeding, or heart attacks that could have been treated—if only they had been caught in time.
Wrongful death claims due to misdiagnosis may involve compensation for:
- Funeral and burial costs
- Loss of companionship and support
- Medical costs incurred before death
- Pain and suffering of the deceased
- Lost household income
We handle these emotionally complex claims with care and compassion, while relentlessly pursuing the truth.
What Types of Compensation Can You Recover?
Every case is unique, but misdiagnosis victims may be entitled to recover:
Past and future medical expenses
Lost wages and reduced earning potential
Costs of rehabilitation or long-term care
Pain and suffering
Emotional distress
Loss of quality of life
We also work with financial experts to ensure your claim reflects the full scope of damage caused by medical negligence—not just immediate medical bills.
Do You Have a Misdiagnosis Case?
Not every delayed diagnosis qualifies as malpractice. But when a doctor fails to follow reasonable standards of care—and that failure leads to serious harm—you may have a legal claim.
To evaluate your case, we’ll look at:
- The provider’s duty of care
- How they deviated from medical standards
- Whether earlier or correct diagnosis would have made a difference
- The nature and extent of your injury or loss
You can expect a thorough and honest case review from our experienced Tulsa malpractice lawyers.
A Legal Team You Can Trust
Kay Van Wey
A nationally recognized trial attorney with decades of experience in catastrophic medical negligence cases. Kay’s mission is simple: to be a relentless advocate for patient safety and accountability in healthcare.
Luke Metzler & Brady Williams
As lead attorneys on numerous birth injury and diagnostic error cases, Luke and Brady combine medical knowledge with courtroom skill. They understand how to build strong cases around complex medical evidence and speak to juries in a way that gets results.
Together, our team provides unmatched experience in diagnostic error claims—and we work on a contingency basis, so you pay nothing unless we win.
Contact Our Tulsa Misdiagnosis Attorneys Today
If you or a loved one was seriously harmed because a condition was misdiagnosed or left untreated, you have the right to ask questions—and demand accountability. We’re here to help you find answers. Let our experienced Tulsa misdiagnosis lawyers fight for the justice and compensation you deserve.
Because a wrong diagnosis should never cost you your health—or your life.
