Column by George Skelton, LOS ANGELES TIMES May 9, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-09/skelton-malpractice-cap-deal-california SACRAMENTO — It’s being called the Sacramento equivalent of the Berlin Wall falling. Or a Middle...
By Madison Hirneisen, THE CENTER SQUARE May 6, 2022 https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/bill-gradually-raising-california-medical-malpractice-awards-as-high-as-1-million-advances/article_ab38eb86-cd6b-11ec-b44a-1baaac67e324.html (The Center Square) – Legislation to raise limits on types of California malpractice lawsuits advanced...
“There is no doubt in my mind that Kira would be here today if she were a white woman,” said Kira’s widower, Charles Johnson. “What happened to Kira at Cedars Sinai is a gruesome illustration…
In 1975, the state of California capped medical malpractice damages for pain and suffering to $250,000 and that’s where it’s stayed for 47 years. By...
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...
