Patient Safety

People of Color Disproportionately Harmed by Medical Negligence & Limits on Compensation   California’s 45-year-old cap on compensation for patients harmed and killed by medical negligence disproportionately impacts communities of color,...

In 1975, the legislature placed a series of limits on injured patients’ legal rights. Most prominent among the law’s restrictions was a $250,000 cap on non-economic or quality of...

By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE  July 24, 2020 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?altsrc=108&refnum=227001 A ballot initiative to lift the 45-year-old cap on quality-of-life and survivor benefits will go before California voters in 2022. Secretary of State Alex Padilla certified...

By Elizabeth Christian, BAKERSFIELD NOW June 20, 2020 https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/a-call-to-action-to-hold-medical-board-accountable-for-death-of-23-year-old-demi-dominguez Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX)- A tragic case that happened a year ago claimed the life of 23-year-old Demi Dominguez. Dominguez gave birth to a...

Victims of Medical Harm Call on CA Medical Board to Endorse Patient Bill of Rights to Overhaul Physician Discipline Los Angeles, CA -- Patient advocates today will call on the...

Patient safety depends on medical providers and hospitals being held accountable when they do harm. When there are no consequences for medical negligence, patient care never gets better. The California...

In 1975, the legislature placed a series of limits on injured patients’ legal rights. Most prominent among the law’s restrictions was a $250,000 cap on non-economic or quality of...

No. 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 if they are harmed by medical negligence.  Furthermore,...

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 if they are harmed by medical negligence.  Because...

20 states plus Washington, DC have no cap on noneconomic damages.       - These include progressive states such as New York, Washington, and Connecticut as well as conservative states...