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$2M California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Woman From China Who Died After Giving Birth

November 8, 2015

On November 2, 2015, after a seven-week California medical malpractice trial involving the death of a 26-year-old Chinese woman who came to the United States to give birth to her second child, the medical malpractice jury found in favor of the woman’s family and awarded approximately $2 mill[...]

$270K California Medical Malpractice Verdict For Death Following Fall From Hospital Bed

July 10, 2015

The family of a 90-year-old woman who had fallen from her hospital bed while an inpatient in a California hospital in 2012 and suffered a fractured skull, bleeding in her brain, and a mid-shaft displaced and comminuted fracture of her femur as a result, filed a California medical malpractice wro[...]

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[...]

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 County Jail Subjected To Another Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Lawsuit

January 3, 2015

The Sutter County Jail in Yuba City, California was named in another medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit involving a prisoner, which was filed on December 24, 2014. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the parents and children of a 33-year-old prisoner who had been sentenced [...]

Consumer Watchdog Asks California Supreme Court To Accept Case Challenging Medical Malpractice Cap

December 1, 2014

In a letter addressed to Justices of the California Supreme Court dated November 18, 2014, the consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog has requested that the California Supreme Court agree to review a case in which the California medical malpractice cap on noneconomic damages is challenged, adv[...]

Should Doctors Be Tested For Drugs And Alcohol Abuse?

August 28, 2014

California voters who go to the polls on November 4, 2014 will be faced with the public safety issue whether doctors in California should be tested for drug and alcohol abuse, which is contained in California’s Proposition 46. Part of the Official Summary for Proposition 46 states, “R[...]

What Is California Proposition 46?

August 13, 2014

The so-called California Proposition 46 (“Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors Initiative”) is on the November 4, 2014 ballot in California after being certified on May 15, 2014 by the California Secretary of State. The proponents of California 46 had submitted ap[...]

California Medical Malpractice/Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Hospital

April 15, 2014

A 43-year-old woman who had just undergone nine hours of surgery to remove a pancreatic tumor in April 2013 alleges that she was sexually assaulted by a hospital employee shortly after her surgery. The lawsuit was filed on April 7, 2014 against the Los Angeles hospital where she had her surge[...]

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