California Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 7 of 18

Nearly $50M California Verdict Against Ambulance Company For Brain Injury Leading To Vegetative State

November 1, 2021

The Fresno Bee reported on October 5, 2021 that a Fresno County, California jury has awarded a 39-year-old man and his wife nearly $50 million ($39.8 million for past economic losses, future economic losses, medical expenses, and pain and suffering sustained by the man and an additional $10 million [...]

California Appellate Court Affirms $3.9M Drug Rehab Malpractice Verdict For Patient’s Suicide

September 24, 2021

In its published opinon dated August 31, 2021, the Court of Appeal of the State of California Fourth Appellate District Division Three (“California Appellate Court”) affirmed a jury’s verdict in the amount of $3.9 million ($1.7 million for past damages and $2.2 million for future d[...]

California Appellate Court Decides Juror Misconduct Requires New Trial For Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

September 9, 2021

The Court of Appeal of the State of California First Appellate District Division Three (“California Appellate Court”) stated in its unpublished opinion filed on August 12, 2021, “In evaluating whether the nurse juror’s statement constituted misconduct, the trial court appropriate[...]

Kaiser’s Medical Malpractice Arbitration Win Overturned Due To Arbitrator’s Ex Parte Joke About The Claimant

May 7, 2021

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District Division One held in its unpublished opinion filed on April 19, 2021: “The arbitrator committed misconduct on several levels. At least one requires vacating the arbitration award. A neutral arbitrator has a continuing duty to disclose a[...]

USC Announces $852M Settlement Of State Claims Involving George Tyndall

April 9, 2021

The University of Southern California (“USC”) announced in late March 2021 that it had reached an $852 million settlement agreement with 710 former patients of George Tyndall (“Tyndall”) who filed suit in California state court. Combined with the $215 million federal class ac[...]

Brookdale Nursing Home Chain Sued In California For Resident Dumping

March 18, 2021

The Attorney General of California and local officials filed a Complaint on March 15, 2021 in the Superior Court of the State of California County of Keren – Metropolitan Division against Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (“Brookdale”), which is the nation’s largest senior living[...]

California Appellate Court Affirms Dental Malpractice Plaintiff Could Not Rely On Res Ipsa Loquitor

March 15, 2021

The Court of Appeal Fourth Appellate District Division One State of California (“California Appellate Court”) stated in its unpublished opinion dated February 16, 2021, “plaintiffs who are likely injured from common injections may well be entitled to res ipsa [loquitor] jury instru[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds Jury Verdict Against Psychiatrist Who Disclosed Patient’s Threat

March 2, 2021

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Federal Appellate Court”) in its opinion filed on February 2, 2021 affirmed the judgment of the United States District Court in a case where a civil jury found psychiatrist Dr. Tracie Rivera liable to patient Ronald Turner for pr[...]

California Appellate Court Discusses Informed Consent In Gastric Surgery Case

February 25, 2021

The Court of Appeal of the State of California Second Appellate District Division Two (“California Appellate Court”) stated in its published opinion filed on January 28, 2021 that a physician violates his duty of care to a patient if he recommends a course of treatment (1) when the recom[...]

California Plastic Surgeon Agrees To Five-Year Probation And Monitoring

January 29, 2021

The Medical Board of California has disciplined a California plastic surgeon by requiring that she be monitored and placing her on five-years probation. Dr. Laleh Shaban’s settlement of the allegations against her will allow her to continue to operate her practice, Revive MD Medical Group, and[...]

California Appellate Court Holds Jury Instruction Regarding Statute Of Limitations Was Proper In Medical Malpractice Case

January 28, 2021

The January 7, 2021 unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeal of the State of California Second Appellate District Division Eight held in a California medical malpractice case where the jury determined that the plaintiffs’ lawsuit was filed after the one-year statute of limitations had expire[...]

California Appellate Court Affirms $9.25M Noneconomic Damages Award Where Surgeon Removed Portion Of Man’s Penis Without Consent

October 14, 2020

The September 11, 2020 published opinion of the Court of Appeal of the State of California Fourth Appellate District Division Two (“California Appellate Court”) affirmed the jury’s award of $9,250,000 in noneconomic damages for a medical battery claim where a surgeon removed a portion [...]

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