(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/personal injury case and its proceedings.) It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this case could just as easily occur at any of the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/personal injury case and its proceedings.) It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this case could just as easily occur at any of the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/personal injury case and its proceedings.) It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this case could just as easily occur at any of the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/personal injury case and its proceedings.) It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this case could just as easily occur at any of the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/personal injury case and its proceedings.) It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this case could just as easily occur at any of the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/medical malpractice case and its proceedings.) In Mock v. Mich. Millers Mut. Ins. Co. (1992) 4 Cal.App.4th 306, 328, an insurance bad faith case, the court said the…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/medical malpractice case and its proceedings.) PUNITIVE DAMAGES Civil Code §3294 is the statutory authority for a claim for punitive damages. This statute states: (a) In an action…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/medical malpractice case and its proceedings.) Plaintiff will not be able to state a prima facie case of neglect by clear and convincing evidence. With regard to plaintiff’s…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/medical malpractice case and its proceedings.) In Delaney the court went on to explain the difference between what could constitute professional negligence, as opposed to the type of…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/medical malpractice case and its proceedings.) Neglect Welfare & Institutions Code § 15610.57 defines the term neglect in the context of elder abuse as follows: (a) Neglect means…