(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this medical malpractice/personal injury case and its proceedings.) June 28,2006: Hemorrhagic Shock and Cardiac Arrest On June 28th, plaintiff’s blood pressure again dropped and he was diagnosed with another massive…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this medical malpractice/personal injury case and its proceedings.) June 28, 2006: Hemorrhagic Shock and Cardiac Arrest On June 28th, Plaintiffs blood pressure again dropped. Right femoral and venous lines were…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this wrongful death/elder abuse case and its proceedings.) Plaintiffs Cannot Establish Causation: Nothing the Universal Medical Center Staff, or Dr. Greene, Did or Failed to Do Caused or Contributed to…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/automobile accident case and its proceedings.) SUMMARY OF PLAINTIFF’S LOSS OF EARNINGS At the time of the accident, Ms. Smith was working with LexisNexis. She initially took some…
(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 medical malpractice/personal injury case and its proceedings.) June 24,2006: Massive Bleed and Cardiac Arrest Eight days after the initial surgery, plaintiff suffered a dramatic drop in blood pressure, was…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this vehicle accident/medical malpractice case and its proceedings.) FACTUAL BASIS OF THE CASE Plaintiff’s assertion is that plaintiff Kathy White went ATV riding with her fiance and his children. One…
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 medical malpractice/birth injury case and its proceedings.) THE NATURE OF WRONGFUL LIFE/ WRONGFUL BIRTH ACTIONS Wrongful Life And Wrongful Birth Actions Are Forms Of Professional Negligence Claims. The courts…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this medical malpractice/personal injury case and its proceedings.) Gastroenterologist, Sandrina Ward, M.D. performed an emergent upper endoscopy to determine the etiology of the gastrointestinal bleeding. Dr. Ward ruled out any…