Practice Area
Medical Malpractice
When a preventable medical error changes a life, the answers rarely come easily. We take on Connecticut hospitals, physician groups and their insurers — and we prepare these cases for trial.
The Problem
Medical error is one of the leading causes of preventable harm — and one of the hardest to prove.
Hospitals and physician groups are defended by experienced counsel and well-funded insurers. Records are voluminous and technical. Causation is contested. Families are often told that a devastating outcome was simply a known risk, without ever learning what actually happened in the operating room, the delivery suite or the emergency department.
Connecticut also requires a written opinion from a similar health care provider before a malpractice case can be filed. That threshold alone turns away claims that were never properly investigated.
How We Help
A methodical approach to a technical case.
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Complete record collection
We obtain the full chart — including nursing notes, imaging, monitoring strips, incident reports and electronic audit trails that show who accessed what, and when.
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Independent medical review
Qualified specialists review the care and identify where it departed from the standard, and whether that departure caused the injury.
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Damages built with care
Life care planners, economists and treating providers document what the future actually requires — medically and financially.
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Litigation with trial in view
Depositions, experts and motion practice are all conducted with the jury presentation already in mind.
Why Trial Experience Matters
Malpractice insurers settle cases they expect to lose.
Medical malpractice defendants are rarely eager to resolve. Insurers track which firms try cases and which do not, and they price their offers accordingly. A board-certified trial lawyer on the file changes that calculation — long before a jury is ever selected.
Common Case Types
Matters we regularly handle
Delayed or Missed Diagnosis
Cancer, stroke, sepsis and cardiac events missed despite presenting symptoms.
Surgical Error
Wrong-site procedures, retained instruments, avoidable nerve and organ injury.
Birth Injury
Failure to monitor fetal distress, delayed cesarean, HIE and brachial plexus injury.
Medication & Pharmacy Error
Wrong drug, wrong dose, dangerous interactions and anesthesia error.
Emergency Room Negligence
Premature discharge, failure to order imaging, inadequate triage.
Hospital & Systems Failures
Understaffing, communication breakdowns and unsafe protocols.
Frequently Asked
Questions families ask us first
Leading This Practice
Timothy L. O'Keefe, Esq.
Founding Principal · Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate
Board-certified as a Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 2008, with lead trial counsel experience in several hundred personal injury and wrongful death matters.
Tim O'Keefe is a founding principal of Kenny, O'Keefe & Usseglio, P.C. He has been Board Certified as a Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 2008. Tim handles cases involving serious catastrophic injuries and wrongful death. Those cases include serious truck and automobile crashes, child sex abuse claims, crime victim claims, nursing home neglect, Dram Shop claims, dog attacks, medical negligence and defective product claims.
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