Holding Medical Providers Accountable
Patient safety depends on medical providers and hospitals being held accountable when they do harm. When there are no consequences for medical…
Dec 19, 2019Patient safety depends on medical providers and hospitals being held accountable when they do harm. When there are no consequences for medical…
Dec 19, 2019In 1975, the legislature placed a series of limits on injured patients’ legal rights. Most prominent among the law’s restrictions was a…
Dec 19, 2019No. Updating California’s 45-year-old medical negligence cap will help the primarily low-income Californians served by community clinics by improving their access to justice…
Dec 19, 2019Updating California’s 45-year-old medical negligence cap will help the primarily low-income Californians served by community clinics by improving their access to justice…
Dec 19, 201920 states plus Washington, DC have no cap on noneconomic damages. – These include progressive states such as New…
Dec 19, 2019Some argue that caps on compensation for victims of medical negligence prevent doctors from leaving a state because of liability fears. This…
Dec 19, 2019Some argue that caps on compensation for victims of medical negligence prevent doctors from leaving a state because of liability fears. This…
Dec 19, 2019WOMEN are disproportionately harmed by outdated limits on the ability of injured patients to recover damages. California’s cap on compensation for “non-economic” or…
Dec 17, 2019By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS May 17, 2019 https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/fourth-fatal-crash-involving-teslas-autopilot-feature-occurs-in-florida-051719.html The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a report released Thursday…
May 17, 2019Critics Slam LADWP In Lawsuit Over ‘Illegal Tax’ Money Transferred To LA’s Budget By City News Service, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS…
Jul 26, 2018Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court discusses the California law that was just passed as one of the strongest privacy laws in the nation.…
Jun 30, 2018Consumer Watchdog and The Center for Auto Safety insisted that the CA DMV investigate Tesla’s improper marketing of their cars’ “Autopilot” feature…
May 31, 2018Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Auto Safety sounded the alarm about Tesla’s “Autopilot” after yet another crash while a driver was…
May 30, 2018