(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this birth injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) The Defendant’s Multiple Breaches of the Standard of Care Caused or Contributed to George Jackson’s Brain Damage The defendant’s delay in obtaining…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this birth injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) The Expert Evidence About the Defendant’s Multiple Breaches of the Standard of Care Defendant Dr. Lee breached the standard of care in…
The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in personal injury cases present such issues to the court. (Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this birth injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) If defendant Lee had asked, she would have learned that the variable decelerations were worsening (lower heart rate and longer duration) and…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this birth injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) The nurse’s reference to “variables” means the variable decelerations of the fetus’s heart rate. There are many different types of decelerations of…
The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in personal injury cases present such issues to the court. (Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this birth injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) When she arrived at the hospital at 0615, Ms. Jackson was in early labor. She also had a blood pressure of 171/108,…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this birth injury/personal injury case and its proceedings.) Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant Ana Lee’s Motion for Summary Judgment; Memorandum of Points & Authorities Summary of Argument The defendant’s motion rests…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this medical malpractice/birth injury case and its proceedings.) In Marina Emergency Medical Group v. Superior Court (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 435, the defendant emergency room doctor was negligent in treating plaintiff’s…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this medical malpractice/birth injury case and its proceedings.) THE JURY IS REQUIRED TO APPORTION FAULT AMONG THE UNIVERSE OF TORTFEASORS Since the late 1970’s California adopted a comparative fault system…