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An unexpected medical injury can leave you facing new health problems and difficult questions about what went wrong. When negligent medical care erodes your trust, you can place your confidence in NST Law. Our Tupelo medical malpractice lawyers have recovered billions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for people harmed due to others’ negligence throughout the Mid-South, and we have what it takes to fight for you.
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We’re passionate about leveling the playing field for people harmed by others’ negligence. When you choose our firm to handle your medical malpractice case, you’ll have a team of over 175 attorneys and staff members supporting your pursuit of fair compensation.
We built our firm on the Six Pillars of NST Law: Compassionate Care, Accessibility, Resourcefulness, Trust & Transparency, Personalized Service, and Maximized Pursuit. Since 1990, we’ve been providing trusted advocacy rooted in these values, giving each client the personal attention they need after a serious injury while using our firm’s resources to pursue the strongest possible outcome.
| Cases Amount | Details |
|---|---|
| Confidential recovery after fatal nursing home neglect | NST Law achieved a significant confidential settlement for the family of a 60-year-old nursing home resident who died after suffering neglect and bedsores. |
| $1.3 million for a fatal tracheostomy error | Our team secured $1.3 million for a client whose loved one died after nursing home staff failed to address a blocked tracheostomy tube. |
| $300,000 for a fatal bedsore | We secured $300,000 for the estate of a 76-year-old woman who died from a severe bedsore caused by nursing home neglect. |
| Confidential recovery after a fatal birth injury | Our attorneys secured a significant confidential settlement for a family whose newborn died after a forceps delivery caused severe injuries. |
| Confidential recovery for a retained surgical sponge | We secured a significant confidential settlement for a 37-year-old man who suffered permanent intestinal damage and short gut syndrome after his providers left a surgical sponge inside his body. |
| Confidential recovery after a fatal aneurysm | Our team achieved a significant confidential settlement for a widow whose husband died from a ruptured abdominal aneurysm due to medical malpractice. |
| Multiple confidential recoveries exceeding $1 million | Our firm has negotiated numerous confidential settlements exceeding $1 million in medical malpractice and nursing home negligence cases. |
We’ve helped thousands of clients recover the compensation they deserve after an injury turns their life upside down. Here’s what some of them have to say:
Medical malpractice isn’t always obvious at first. Here are some questions to ask yourself if you suspect something might have gone wrong with your care:
If your answer to any of these questions is “yes,” it may be worth considering whether you might have a medical malpractice claim. Our Tupelo personal injury lawyers can review the situation and explain your options.
A medical error can leave you feeling powerless, but you can take charge of what happens next. Start by seeking follow-up care from a new provider and following their medical advice. Be sure to preserve any available evidence related to your care and resulting symptoms, including photos, medical bills, and treatment notes.
Once you’re ready to discuss your options, contact our attorneys. Mississippi’s statute of limitations gives you two years from the date you reasonably should have discovered the negligence to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. While this may sound like plenty of time, it can take time to investigate and prove medical negligence, so we encourage you to seek our help as soon as you realize you may have a case.
Medical negligence may occur at any stage of treatment and in a wide range of settings. We represent people throughout Tupelo who’ve suffered harm due to many different types of medical malpractice, including:
It can feel difficult to place your trust in another professional after suffering a preventable medical injury. The right legal team will be willing to put in the work to earn your confidence.
During your initial consultation, pay attention to how carefully the attorney listens to your experience and how clearly they explain your options. Ask how the firm will communicate updates with you, who will handle your case, and whether the team will remain available when questions or concerns arise. Clear, specific answers may indicate that the firm has the framework to help you feel truly supported during your recovery.
Experience and resources matter, too. Look for a firm with a strong record of handling complex injury cases, access to medical experts, and trial attorneys who aren’t afraid to challenge powerful medical institutions and their insurers.
We offer a free, no-obligation consultation before you decide to move forward with a claim. This meeting allows you to explain your concerns and learn whether your experience may warrant further legal review. You may share any evidence you already have, but you do not need to have everything in hand before reaching out to us.
A member of our team will ask about the treatment you received, when you began to suspect a problem, and how your condition has affected your life. From there, we’ll provide an initial assessment of your options and answer any questions you may have.
If we accept your case and you choose us to represent you, we’ll ask you to sign the documents necessary to begin building your case. No upfront legal fees are necessary to move forward. We represent clients on a contingency fee basis, meaning we only collect a fee if we recover compensation for you.
Once the investigation begins, our attorneys will obtain the records needed to understand how your injury occurred. We may ask you to sign medical record authorizations so we can directly request this evidence from your providers.
Relevant documentation may include provider notes, test results, medical imaging, surgical reports, and other medical records related to your initial treatment and follow-up care. We’ll use these materials to reconstruct the sequence of care and identify the providers who may be responsible for causing you harm. Our team may also consult medical experts who can establish the standard of care, identify how your provider’s actions deviated from that standard, and determine whether those failures caused your injury.
Additionally, we may ask you to provide information about your symptoms and documentation of your medical expenses and lost income. This evidence helps us tie the case together by showing that the medical error caused measurable damages.
The value of your medical malpractice claim depends largely on the extent of your damages, along with the circumstances surrounding the provider’s negligence.
A medical malpractice settlement may compensate you for both the financial impact of your injury and the medical error’s effects on your quality of life. Together, these losses are known as compensatory damages. Punitive damages may also be available in certain cases.
Economic damages cover the financial losses resulting from a preventable medical error. Depending on your circumstances, they may include:
Non-economic damages account for the personal consequences of medical negligence beyond finances, such as:
Under Mississippi law, the total non-economic damages awarded in a medical malpractice case cannot exceed $500,000.
Punitive damages can provide an additional financial award when your healthcare provider’s conduct involves actual malice, a willful or reckless disregard for others’ safety, or fraud. These damages are meant to punish the defendant and discourage similar behavior in the future. A claim involving this extreme level of misconduct may also support broader accountability in several ways:
Mississippi generally caps punitive damages according to the defendant’s net worth. For example, the maximum award against a defendant worth more than $100 million but no more than $500 million is $3.75 million.
You deserve clear answers if you believe a medical provider’s negligence caused you harm. Call NST Law at 731-427-5550 or complete our online contact form for a free consultation. Our Tupelo medical malpractice lawyers are ready to help you understand your rights and start pursuing fair compensation.
These answers address common questions we receive about pursuing a medical malpractice claim in Tupelo.
Our Tupelo malpractice lawyers charge no upfront legal fees. We represent clients on a contingency fee basis, meaning our fee is a percentage of the compensation we recover for you, and we only get paid if you win.
Possibly. A local hospital or clinic may be liable for malpractice if its negligence—or an employee’s negligence—caused you harm. Our attorneys can investigate the circumstances surrounding your medical care and determine whether the facility or an individual provider may be responsible for your injury.
Under Mississippi Code § 15-1-36, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits is two years. In most cases, you cannot file a medical malpractice lawsuit later than seven years after the negligence occurred, even if you discovered it later. Exceptions may apply in certain circumstances, such as if your provider left a foreign object inside your body.
Mississippi law recognizes that many victims don’t discover a medical error until months or years after it occurs. In these cases, the two-year countdown begins on the date when you discovered or reasonably should have discovered the negligence.
Before you file a medical malpractice lawsuit, you must give the defendant at least 60 days’ prior written notice. The notice must explain the legal basis of your claim and the losses you suffered. If fewer than 60 days remain before the statute of limitations expires, serving the notice may extend the filing deadline to 60 days after the notice was served to the defendant.
In most cases, Mississippi Code § 11-1-58 requires your attorney to consult a qualified medical expert before filing a lawsuit. The expert’s job is to review the facts and confirm that there’s a reasonable basis for the claim.
It may take anywhere from several months to several years to resolve your Mississippi medical malpractice case. The time a case takes depends on factors unique to each person’s situation, such as the complexity of the medical evidence, the number of parties involved, and whether the case settles or goes to trial.
The Tupelo office, along with the people who work there, is the greatest law firm in the world, bar none!
Contact us for a free consultation now so that we can review your case and decide how we can best help you.
