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Hiring a medical malpractice attorney in California will generally cost you nothing up front. These lawyers typically work on a contingency fee basis, which means they only get paid if they recover compensation for you. Instead of hourly billing, the lawyer receives an agreed percentage of the settlement or jury verdict they secure on...

  Published in: The National Law Journal $59M VERDICT In a rare outcome, the doctor is cleared. By Peter Page SPECIAL TO THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL A JURY IN CALIFORNIA has awarded $59.3 million to a 3-year-old girl left gravely disabled at birth after finding the hospital where she was born negligent, but not...

  Published in: Contra Costa Times Hospital being blamed FATAL NURSING ERROR Nurses and health care workers conduct a candlelight vigil Sunday outside the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland. California Nurses Association workers have been locked out of their jobs since conducting a one-day strike Thursday Striking workers say hiring temporary replacement...

  Published in: Contra Costa Times By Claire Booth TIMES STAFF WRITER MARTINEZ — An Antioch woman and her daughter will receive $4.5 million to settle a lawsuit against Contra Costa County and its medical center. Aaryah Saxton-Lucas suffered severe brain injuries when she was born at Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center in...

  Published in: Contra Costa Times Guity Manteghi lapsed into a coma following a heart problem more than a year ago because her doctors failed to tell her about the condition or properly treat it, according to a lawsuit expected to be filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court today. The 39-year-old Walnut Creek...

  Published in: Contra Costa Times Blue Cross overturns medical group’s decision — at least for now By Julia Appleby - Staff Writer After more than a month of worrying and waiting and dealing with lawyers, Maleck Manteghi finally knows he’ll be able to take care of his comatose wife, at least for a...

  Published in: Contra Costa Times By Claire Booth TIMES STAFF WRITER MARTINEZ — A jury found John Muir Medical Center negligent and awarded $59.3 million to the family of a Bay Point toddler injured during birth at the hospital. Caitlin Greenwell has severe cerebral palsy because of actions nurses took just before her...