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Cancer Malpractice Lawsuit In California: Jury Awards $2.9Million

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:35:46 +0000

Jury awards $2.9 M in California medical negligence case

A judge may soon finalize a $2.9 million medical malpractice award against two Doctors in California, after a single Father filed a negligence lawsuit resulting from his wife dying from ovarian cancer.

A jury found that Dr. Young S. Kim, a primary care physician and Dr. Carline Louis-Jacques, an obstetrician failed to properly diagnose and treat a massive ovarian tumor that had been detected by medical tests during the wife’s pregnancy. The jury also found two other physicians (maternal fetal specialists) at Magella Medical Group to also be negligent. Dr. Carline Louis-Jacques also faced discipline from the Medical Board of California in 2001 for a prior negligence case.

Scott Berger’s personal injury attorneys stated that his wife should have been referred to an oncologist, after tests revealed that she had a tumor. She was instead mistakenly told that she suffered from a cyst that may have gone away on its own.

The Mother was not diagnosed with ovarian cancer until six months after giving birth. She died two months after being admitted to an emergency room for treatment.

Plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases can collect a maximum of $250,000 for pain and suffering under California state law. The $2.9 Million verdict was based upon the $250,000 for noneconomic losses, plus the award of medical costs and estimated earnings that were lost due to the wife’s death.

A five-week jury trial in a Los Angeles, California court cost the Father’s personal injury lawyers approximately $200,000 to litigate against attorneys representing the physician’s medical malpractice insurance carriers.

Attorney In Case:
Law Offices of Sonia Chaisson
11355 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-477-3207

Personal Injury Victim Files Class Action Lawsuit in California : Hospital Being Sued for Medical Co-Payment

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:18:52 +0000

Consumer Affairs
Kaiser Permanente faces a class action lawsuit in California filed by personal injury victim rear-ended in traffic accident. Former patient says that insurance company failed to refund co-payment after victim collected under personal injury award. Plaintiff in the case suffers small, individual damages, but class action status of lawsuit could possibly affect thousands of medical insurance customers

The victim was awarded $4,250 in damages in a lawsuit filed by personal injury attorney against the driver. Kaiser’s policy states that, when a medical insurance customer collects damages in a personal injury lawsuit, the insurance company may file to seek reimbursement of its costs. The insurance company did this, but did not credit the victim for an initial $20 co-payment.

The lawsuit was filed in the State of California court in May 2009.

Malpractice lawsuit costs still a huge issue for Pennsylvania

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:18:25 +0000

PennLive.com, PA
Skyrocketing insurance premiums sparked by rampant medical malpractice lawsuit abuse has been the driving force behind the majority of these closures. Yet, Governor Rendell recently declared that Pennsylvania’s malpractice lawsuit abuse crisis is over. …

NH medical society challenges state taking $110 Million

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:11:45 +0000

Fox44 News, Vermont
The New Hampshire Medical Society says the state has no right to take a $110 million surplus from a state fund that underwrites malpractice insurance and use it for other purposes in the state budget.