Medical Malpractice

• HIV Scare in VA Hospitals Stirs Concern of Medical Malpratice

  Marlon A. Scarlett | April 09, 2009 7:17 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  Recently the VA hospitals in TN, GA and FL openly admitted that over 10,000 patients may have been exposed to HIV and other fatal diseases. This breach of duty is due to the VA's failure to maintain...

• Neglect on Nursing Board Dealt with Swiftly

  Shanley Monroe | July 25, 2009 4:13 AM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA

  One of the hot button issues facing the nation is health care reform. Most public officials agree that health care reform is necessary. The question is not whether reform is needed, but rather how...

• Doctor Arrested For Writing Illegal Prescriptions, 1 Death

  Jenny Albano | May 09, 2008 2:59 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A doctor was arrested Tuesday, May 6, for writing numerous illegal painkiller prescriptions, which led to the death of a 28 year-old. Dr. Wesley Albert, 78, is being held for investigation of...

• Do Doctor's White Coat and Tie Cause Infection?

  Randy Walton | September 19, 2007 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  It was reported, hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewellery in an effort to stop the spread of deadly hospital-borne infections. The campaign is aimed at ambulances, primary care, mental health and care trusts, and care homes and hospices.In England, it was reported, hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewellery in an effort to stop the spread of deadly...

• Kaiser Arbitration Agreement Held Invalid

  Clayton Kent | May 23, 2008 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  Earlier this year, the Third Appellate District of California held that the Kaiser mandatory arbitration agreement contained within its Enrollment Application/Change Form did not substantially...

• President Obama: Look at the Medical Malpractice Facts.

  Lawrence Knapp | June 15, 2009 7:35 PM | 1 CommentModesto, CA

  I have commented on this before. It is a fact that the medical malpractice insurance industry managed to blackmail California into passing caps on medical malpractice cases in 1975. It is a fact...

• Child Wins Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | July 05, 2007 11:33 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA

  A jury has awarded $96 million in future damages in a medical malpractice case of a child who developed a rare neurological disorder that was caused by untreated jaundice after his birth four years ago at Verdugo Hills Hospital.The current award value is $15 million, but it expected to reach $96 million over the course of medical care for the boy throughout his lifetime. Making it one of the...

• Lawsuit Upheld Over Missed Cancer Diagnosis

  David Rowell | November 22, 2008 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Pamela Rock sued her doctors and others claiming that, through their negligence, her breast cancer was not diagnosed in a timely fashion and worsened and spread into her lymph nodes, a much more...

• First Year Lawyer Discuss Medical Arbitration Agreements with First Year Doctor

  Todd Slaughter | July 01, 2009 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  When Worlds Collide: First Year Lawyer talks with First Year Resident-Doctor about Arbitration Agreements When it comes to personal injury and Arbitration Agreements, lawyers and doctors can share...

• Hospital Failed to Notify Patients Who Received Radiation Overdoses

  Claude Wyle | October 23, 2009 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  While we have been conditioned to trust our doctors, recent developments at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles leave us wondering whether that is as prudent as it once was. The Los Angeles Times...