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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...

When medical care goes wrong, determining whether a doctor or hospital is legally responsible requires more than just a bad outcome - it takes proving that the provider failed to meet the standard of care. That’s where expert witnesses come in. In a medical malpractice case, these professionals play a pivotal role in helping...

The impact can be devastating when a trusted medical professional makes a preventable mistake. Patients may suffer lasting injuries, require long-term care, or even lose their lives due to substandard treatment. In California, victims of medical malpractice have the right to pursue justice, but the process of filing a claim can be complex and...

Informed consent is a fundamental principle in medical care and patient rights. It ensures that patients fully understand and agree to medical procedures, treatments, or research participation before they occur. Without informed consent, a patient may undergo a procedure without fully understanding the risks, benefits, or alternatives, leading to legal and ethical violations. A...

  Published in: Los Angeles Times The John Muir Medical Center has been ordered to pay $59.3 million to the family of a 2- year-old girl injured during birth. A Contra Costa County jury found the hospital responsible for the severe cerebral palsy suffered by Caitlin Greenwell. The girl’s mother was admitted Oct. 21,...

Published in: Los Angeles Times Lawsuit: Boy was left brain-damaged after monitoring devices in his hospital crib were either disconnected or turned off, attorney says. By ERIC MALNIC - TIMES STAFF WRITER monitoring devices in his hospital crib were either disconnected or turned off, his attorney said Friday. Eric Brown Jr., who was 4...

  Published in: Los Angeles Times Medicine: She suffered a spinal cord injury during a forceps delivery that left her paralyzed from the neck down. By EDWARD J. BOYER - TIMES STAFF WRITER A 4-year-old Pomona girl who suffered a severe spinal cord injury during a forceps delivery that left her a quadriplegic was...

  Published in: Daily Breeze Jury orders Torrance medical group to pay damages in bungled birth By Emily Adams| STAFF WRITER [Quote:] “She is alert now and she smiles, but she’ll be in special schools for the rest of her life.” — BRUCE FAGEL, former emergency room doctor and attorney for the Cuenca family,...

  Published in: San Gabriel Valley Tribune By Brian Day, Staff Writer POMONA - A jury Thursday awarded $12 million to a woman whose attorney claimed she waited hours at Greater El Monte Community Hospital before being sent to another hospital for surgery to remove an air-rifle pellet from her brain in 2007. The...

  Published in: Los Angeles Times The payment to a formerly homeless woman whose son was deprived of oxygen during birth is the largest malpractice settlement in several years, a spokesman says. By Abby Sewell November 6, 2013, 9:29 p.m. Los Angeles County will pay $7.5 million to the formerly homeless mother of a...