On May 24, 1996, surgeons implanted a stent in the plaintiff’s bile duct during emergency abdominal surgery, following the man suffering a serious gunshot wound. The plaintiff alleged that he was unaware of the implanted stent until August 10, 2010, when he sought medical treatment for abdominal pain and… Read More
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California Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Absent Cardiac Surgeon
A California medical malpractice lawsuit was filed late last month in the Superior Court of California for Fresno County that alleges that a well-known California cardiac surgeon who performed open heart surgery on a patient on April 2, 2012 to treat his ascending… Read More
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San Francisco $1.138 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
On September 12, 2012, a San Francisco, California medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the total amount of $1,138,000 in favor of the medical malpractice plaintiffs. The medical malpractice trial lasted one month in the Superior Court during which… Read More
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What Is Medical Malpractice? (Maryland, California, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina)
What is medical malpractice? Here are the “official” definitions of medical malpractice from Maryland, California, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina: Maryland MD. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS, Code Ann. § 3-2A-02 (2012) § 3-2A-02. Exclusiveness of procedures(1) In any action for… Read More
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California Hospital Chain Agrees To Pay $16.5 Million For Illegal Kickback Scheme
The FBI has announced that Los Angeles Doctor’s Hospital Inc., which is a subsidiary of Pacific Health Corporation, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal by paying illegal kickbacks to marketers who were paid to… Read More
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San Diego Doctor And Medical Device Manufacturer Ordered To Pay $5.2 Million
On July 25, 2012, a San Diego medical malpractice jury returned a verdict against an orthopedic doctor (who is the head doctor for the San Diego Chargers football team) and the medical device manufacturer Breg Inc. for the injuries suffered by… Read More
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Dog X-Ray Is Downfall Of California Pill Mill Doctor
On July 12, 2012, a California doctor was arrested for allegedly running a pill mill (a medical clinic where prescription medications are readily and easily prescribed, available, and/or dispensed with little or no proper legitimate medical need). The doctor had been… Read More
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Disturbing Medical Malpractice History Of California Malpractice Defendant
On May 22, 2012, a California medical malpractice jury returned a verdict in the amount of nearly $1.2 million in favor of the plaintiffs after a two-week trial (including $908,804 for medical expenses and pain and suffering of the medical malpractice… Read More
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Appeal Challenges California’s Medical Malpractice Cap On Noneconomic Damages
In 1975, California enacted a law known as The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (“MICRA”) that limits noneconomic damages (pain and suffering, mental anguish, etc.) for death due to medical malpractice to $250,000. MICRA also requires notification to possible medical malpractice… Read More
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California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Obstetrical Malpractice
On April 20, 2012, a California medical malpractice jury awarded $74,525,000 to the family of a newborn who suffered a permanent, life-changing brain injury leading to the baby’s cerebral palsy in 2009. The majority of the jury’s award will go towards the payment of… Read More
