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Florida joined that list in 2014 when the Florida Supreme Court struck down its cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases involving wrongful death. [5] California law does not include any provision to adjust the cap for inflation, so it has remained at $250,000 since it was enacted in 1975.
Molien v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, 27 Cal. 3d 916 (1980), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of California that first recognized that a "direct victim" of negligence can recover damages for emotional distress without an accompanying physical injury. [1]
Another study notes that about 1.14 million patient-safety incidents occurred among the 37 million hospitalizations in the Medicare population over the years 2000–2002. Hospital costs associated with such medical errors were estimated at $324 million in October 2008 alone. [6] Approximately 17,000 malpractice cases are filed in the U.S. each ...
The family of the late actor Bill Paxton has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed his heart surgery shortly before he died in 2017 ...
A Southern California family is suing a medical center for elder abuse, negligence and wrongful death, after alleging they found their mother in disturbing,
California's funeral industry has been regulated by the state since 1939, after a court ruling declared that unlicensed activity in the profession was a threat to people's health, welfare and safety.
Oliver is one of a handful of attorneys who specialize in representing whistleblowers who bring lawsuits under a Civil War-era law that encourages people to report fraud against the government. These so-called qui tam cases are filed under seal, with the hope that the Justice Department will investigate and then join in.
In consideration of the hospital and allied services to be rendered and the rates charged therefor, the patient or his legal representative agrees to and hereby releases The Regents of the University of California, and the hospital from any and all liability for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employees, if the hospital has ...