Birth injury cases account for a number of personal injury claims and lawsuits filed in California. If you or a loved one has experienced a birth injury, here's what you need to know. What is a birth injury? A birth injury is harm to a baby or mother during pregnancy...
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
Cap on medical malpractice damages may be lifted
Californian plaintiffs are limited in the number of damages that they can seek in medical malpractice lawsuits. This limit seemingly imposes hardships on patients who are injured by their doctor's negligence. Now, California voters may have a chance to decide whether...
Do you have a case of misdiagnosed high blood pressure?
Misdiagnosing blood pressure is a dangerous problem. Doctors tend to overlook high blood pressure in women because they write off the symptoms as menopause or stress. Untreated hypertension increases your risk of heart failure and stroke. In California, you might be...
The importance of causation in a med mal claim
Medical malpractice claims are common in California when individuals are injured or even die when being treated by a physician. This type of harm can occur in a wide variety of scenarios ranging from surgical errors to overmedication or unwarranted prescriptions that...
Signs that your loved one is being neglected in California nursing home
Do you have a loved one living in a nursing home in California? You should be aware that they might be suffering from neglect or even abuse from the nursing home. Take a look at the common signs you should look out for to tell if your loved one is suffering from...
Transplant errors considered medical malpractice
Injured patients should never settle for mediocre work. Failed organ transplants occur often, but they should not go unpunished if the problem could've been avoided. Many negligent transplant errors happen in California that can be grounds for taking the matter to...
Radiology-related mistakes that lead to permanent injury or death
Serious medical malpractice claims in the radiology field in San Diego, California, may lead to grave injuries; in severe instances, the patients pass away. Researchers have shown that misdiagnosis during clinical tests is responsible for misrepresentation of the...
Troops can file medical malpractice claims in California
In the past, injured military service members could not sue the United States government for any reason. This included medical malpractice when receiving care from a military-associated doctor. In June, Congress passed a law to modify this doctrine, allowing veterans...
Misdiagnosis vs. missed diagnosis: key differences
Patients in California expect doctors to give them the best possible care when diagnosing symptoms. Health care professionals who don't follow a basic standard of care could get charged with medical malpractice. Among the most common forms of medical malpractice are...
Medication errors: A matter of life and death
When it comes to California medical malpractice cases, medication errors are among the more commonplace underlying causes for this type of negligence. Each year, Californians face a decline in their health or even death as a result of medication errors. The rate and...