By Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang, CALMATTERS April 27, 2022 Medical malpractice deal becomes law, averting costly ballot battle A measure slated for California’s...
By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS Aprili 27, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2022-04-27/california-to-increase-awards-in-medical-malpractice-cases SACRAMENTO, Calif. — People who get hurt because of a doctor’s negligence in California could soon get a...
By Victoria Colliver, POLITICO PRO April 27, 2022 California’s nearly 50-year-old medical malpractice compensation limits may soon be increased as part of a deal announced...
Los Angeles, CA – The California families harmed by medical negligence who launched the Patients for Fairness coalition (http://www.patientsforfairness.org) responded favorably to news of a...
By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES April 27, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-27/california-malpractice-payouts-would-rise-under-deal-to-avoid-costly-ballot-fight SACRAMENTO — Cash payments in California medical malpractice cases would go up for the first time in...
By Jennifer Kastner, KGTV ABC TV-10 San Diego, CA April 7, 2022 https://www.10news.com/news/team-10/new-lawsuit-against-sd-plastic-surgeon-charged-in-patients-death SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A Bonita plastic surgeon who’s charged with involuntary...
By Jennifer Kastler, KGTV ABC TV-10 San Diego, CA March 10, 2022 https://www.10news.com/news/team-10/california-senator-calls-for-transparency-after-san-diego-surgeon-nurse-charged-in-patients-death SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A California state senator says that there’s reason...
Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog called on legislative leaders to enact a Patient Bill of Rights to reform physician oversight and accountability in California. The nonprofit...
By THE LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD January 25, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-01-25/editorial-california-must-do-more-to-get-bad-doctors-out-of-the-profession California’s system for getting bad doctors out of the profession is obviously not working....
Los Angeles, CA – Insurance companies who profit by denying fair compensation to patients injured or killed by medical malpractice have put up $27.8 million...
Los Angeles, CA – Two parents of children injured by medical negligence called out a doctor opposing the Fairness For Injured Patients Act because they...
