California Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 14 of 18

California Superior Court Decision Protects Unrepresented Nursing Home Residents

July 7, 2015

In a written opinion filed on June 24, 2015, the Superior Court of the State of California County of Alameda (“Superior Court”) determined that a California law that nursing homes had been using since 1992 to justify making unilateral decisions regarding medical care and treatment pro[...]

California Lawsuit Alleges Counterfeit Spinal Hardware Used During Surgeries

June 25, 2015

Lawyers in California filed a lawsuit in February 2015, which was unsealed on May 28, 2015, alleging that 15 spine surgeons, 17 hospitals, and many others engaged in a health care fraud scheme and in a conspiracy by knowingly implanting counterfeit spinal hardware into patients in California, Maryla[...]

California Jury Awards $4.5M For Defective Hip Implant

June 20, 2015

On June 12, 2015, after an eight-day trial, a 12-member California jury deliberated for more than a day before it awarded the plaintiffs $4.5 million in compensatory damages after finding that the manufacturer of a hip implant, Wright Medical Technology Inc., defectively designed the hip prosthesis[...]

California Appellate Court Refuses To Overturn MICRA Cap

June 19, 2015

In its decision filed on June 9, 2015, the Court of Appeal of the State of California First Appellate District (“Appellate Court”) refused to overturn a lower court’s ruling that reduced a California medical malpractice jury’s verdict for noneconomic damages from $1 million t[...]

California College Athlete Awarded $1M Medical Malpractice Verdict

June 10, 2015

On June 2, 2015, a now 25-year-old former college athlete in California received a verdict in the amount of $1,045,000 that included $285,000 for her past lost earnings, $730,000 for her future loss of earnings claim, and $30,000 for her past and future pain and suffering claim. After the Californi[...]

California Medical Malpractice Whistleblower Files Lawsuit After His Termination

May 7, 2015

On April 17, 2015, a California cardiac perfusionist filed a wrongful termination and retaliation lawsuit against the hospital where he had worked alleging that he was fired after he had reported to the hospital that a cardiac surgeon allegedly left the operating room while his patient was stil[...]

California Appellate Court Says Fall On Wet Floor Not Medical Malpractice

May 3, 2015

In a case decided on April 23, 2015, the Court of Appeal of the State of California Fourth Appellate District Division Three (“Appellate Court”) determined that a hospital patient’s claim of negligence involving her slip and fall on a recently mopped floor that lacked warning s[...]

California Appellate Court Remands For Proper Calculation Of Medicaid Lien On Medical Malpractice Settlement Proceeds

April 9, 2015

In its published written opinion filed on April 2, 2015, the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District Division One State of California (“Appellate Court”) held that the methodology employed by the trial court in determining a claim for reimbursement made by California’s State D[...]

Los Angeles County Agrees To $4.5M+ Medical Malpractice Settlement

April 6, 2015

On March 31, 2015, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors gave its approval to the settlement of a man’s medical malpractice claims against Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. The medical malpractice settlement includes a $4.5 million payment to the plaintiff along with waiving the[...]

$28M Medical Malpractice Verdict Against Kaiser Permanente For Failure To Order Timely MRI

April 3, 2015

A Los Angeles medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the amount of $28,215,278 in favor of a young woman who suffered catastrophic injuries that the jury found was due to the medical negligence of Kaiser Permanente, after a hard-fought medical malpractice trial that lasted four weeks. The yo[...]

California Anesthesiologist On Cellphone During Procedure Disciplined For Gross Negligence After Patient’s Death

March 10, 2015

Earlier this year, a California anesthesiologist was disciplined by the Medical Board of California (“Board”) for gross negligence after a patient for whom he provided anesthesia services during a dental procedure died after her oxygen level fell, she had no pulse, and she was not prope[...]

California Medical Malpractice Case Filed For Permanent Brain Injury Following Surgery For Sleep Apnea

March 9, 2015

On March 3, 2015, the family of a 13-year-old girl who underwent surgery on December 9, 2013 in a California hospital to address her sleep apnea, filed a medical malpractice case seeking compensatory damages for their losses due to the excessive and continuous bleeding suffered by the patient while[...]

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