California Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 5 of 18

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Actor Bill Paxton Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

August 30, 2022

Actor Bill Paxton Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled: The California medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of actor Bill Paxton against a Los Angeles hospital and a cardiac surgeon reportedly has been settled for an undisclosed sum. Bill Paxton died on Februa[...]

New Trial Ordered In California Medical Malpractice Defense Win Where Defense Attorney Bragged To His Employees How He Obtained A Defense Verdict

August 22, 2022

Attorney Bragged To His Employees How He Obtained A Defense Verdict – New Trial Ordered: An online video that went viral (and then taken down) that showed a California medical malpractice defense lawyer’s associate gleefully ringing a bell after the lawyer told his law firm’s emplo[...]

California Hospital Found To Have Overdosed Kidney Donor With Opioid And Failed To Monitor

July 15, 2022

A California court found UCFS liable for the opioid overdose death of a kidney donor patient while he was in the hospital following transplant surgery, concluding “based upon the evidence presented that it is more likely than not that the Regents (of University of California) were negligent in[...]

Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer Tells His Partners How He Fooled Medical Malpractice Jury

June 13, 2022

A medical malpractice defense lawyer was proud to tell his assembled co-workers back at the office about how he fooled a medical malpractice jury during a recent trial, telling the jury to disregard the evidence that showed that his client’s negligence led to the unnecessary death of the docto[...]

It’s Official: California Governor Signs Into Law Medical Malpractice Reforms That Benefit Victims

May 26, 2022

On May 23, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 35, legislation to modernize the system for awarding damages in medical malpractice cases in California. The legislation was supported by consumer groups, trial attorneys, health care insurers, and health care providers, marking the end to [...]

Medical Malpractice Caps Result In 16% Increase In Adverse Events

May 11, 2022

A policy paper published in May 2022 entitled The California Malpractice Cap on Noneconomic Losses: Unintended Consequences and Arguments for Reform stated, “the introduction of caps on noneconomic damages are associated with a 16% increase in adverse events. Given this, it is likely that repe[...]

Agreement Reached To Increase California’s Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases

April 29, 2022

Facing a ballot initiative this November that if approved by the voters would increase California’s noneconomic damages cap in medical malpractice cases in the current amount of $250,000 that has remained at that level for almost fifty years, it was announced earlier this week that a new conse[...]

Federal Appellate Court Remands Nursing Home COVID-19 Death Case To State Court

April 27, 2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in its opinion dated February 22, 2022 that a nursing home claim involving a death due to COVID-19 belonged in state court rather than in federal court, affirming the district court’s order remanding a removed case to state court for la[...]

Kaiser Permanente Held Liable For Death Of Former Tennis Star

April 25, 2022

On February 11, 2022, Kaiser Permanente Medical Group (“Kaiser Permanente”) was found by an arbitrator to be liable for the medical malpractice wrongful death of former professional tennis player Ken Flach. The arbitrator awarded Flach’s widow, Christina, and their four children $2[...]

California Appellate Court Refuses To Enforce Nursing Home Arbitration Agreement

April 14, 2022

In its unpublished opinion dated February 16, 2022, the Court of Appeal of the State of California First Appellate District Division Five (“California Appellate Court”) held: “We agree with the trial court that the plaintiffs are not bound by an arbitration agreement signed by Debb[...]

California Appellate Court Finds Father Sufficiently Pled Cause Of Action For Intentional Infliction Of Emotional Distress In Lawsuit For Harvesting Daughter’s Organs Without His Consent

March 16, 2022

The Court of Appeal of the State of California Fifth Appellate District (“California Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on January 31, 2022 that the trial court erred in dismissing a father’s lawsuit against a hospital and Donor Network West for intentional inf[...]

Medical Malpractice Insurers Are Top Donors Opposing California’s Fairness For Injured Patients Act

March 12, 2022

The California Changes to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap Initiative has qualified for the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 8, 2022. The ballot initiative would require an annual adjustment of the cap based on inflation and would allow judges and juries to award damag[...]

« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … 18 »

Category: California Medical Malpractice