Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Award Caps In California: The Facts

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 the number of medical [...]

Lawsuit In California Filed by Hospitalized Cookie Dough Victim

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 uncooked [...]

Cancer Malpractice Lawsuit In California: Jury Awards $2.9Million

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 [...]

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit In Utah Could End In Settlement : Brain Injury Case Awaits Appeals Court Ruling

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 has refused [...]