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Sacramento Child Born Brain Damaged Due To Hospital Negligence, Part 5 of 8

(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) Likewise, the Plaintiff here saw the injury in process, the excessive bleeding and described it in detail in the Complaint. The father saw an ongoing event – which was a continuing…

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Medical Malpractice In Sacramento Hospital Results In Permanent Birth Injury, Part 6 of 8

(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) The motion cites Golstein v. Superior Court (1990) 223 Cal.App.3d 1415, which holds that a parent cannot claim emotional distress for viewing the damage caused after a injury caused by radiation…

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Sacramento Hospital Physicians’ Negligence Leaves Child With Brain Injury, Part 7 of 8

(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) In Huggins v. Longs Drug Stores (1993) 6 Cal.4th 124, the trial court granted defendant pharmacy summary judgment in an action by parents for negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from…

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Birth Injury Of Sacramento Baby Due To Hospital’s Malpractice, Part 8 of 8

(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the proceedings.) Here, the Plaintiffs contemporaneously understood that viewing the child’s deterioration was watching injury to a close relative. In Byrd, the Supreme Court discussed Ochoa v. Superior Court (1985) 39 Cal.3d 159:…