California law limits/caps the amount of monetary damages for pain and suffering in lawsuits that can be awarded to victims of medical malpractice at $250,000. How Personal Injury Attorneys are Paid Medical Malpractice Caps Unfair to Poor Exceptions to the Medical Malpractice Cap This law has been in effect since 1975, and has definitely limited [...]
California teen sues for injuries from E. coli after eating raw cookie dough. Personal injury attorney for victim seeks damages in lawsuit filed against Nestle. An 18 year old girl has filed a lawsuit in San Mateo County Superior Court of California against Nestle USA after being hospitalized with E. coli allegedly contracted from eating [...]
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 [...]
Salt Lake Tribune, United States Attorney says an appeals court ruling in Utah could pave the way for a settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The plaintiffs in the case have alleged that their daughter suffered brain damage during delivery, due to negligence of their physician Doctor Ronald Baird. The Doctor denies the couple’s allegations and [...]