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What is A Medical Battery Case in California? Medical Battery and Medical Negligence in California vary but damages can be recovered for both scenarios. Medical Malpractice attorney, David Ricks explains. -
Medical Malpractice Birth Injuries When an infant sustains a preventable birth injury during labor and delivery, the family may be entitled to compensation. Learn more here. -
Symptoms of Retained Surgical Items Retained surgical items can cause serious medical complications. While seeking treatment, contact a lawyer to protect your rights to malpractice compensation. -
Medical Malpractice Claims for Retained Surgical Sponges Medical malpractice claims for retained surgical sponges and instruments can help pay for your medical expenses related to this serious medical error. -
Wrong Surgery on Wrong Patient CA Medical Malpractice Claims Medical malpractice errors involving performing the wrong surgery on the wrong patient should never occur. -
Malpractice Claims Must be Established by Expert Testimony Medical malpractice cases can be challenging to prove, which is why expert testimony is necessary in establishing key elements of the case. -
Skin Cancer and Malpractice Claims: What You Need to Know Skin cancer patients may pursue a malpractice claim when they do not receive a prompt diagnosis, correct medical care and serious injuries from the failure. -
Patient Abandonment as a Form of Medical Malpractice Patient abandonment is a form of medical malpractice that may entitle you to compensation, but you must prove four key elements to win your case. -
Failure to Monitor as a Form of Medical Malpractice Failure to monitor is one of the most common forms of medical malpractice, but can encompass many different types of behaviors. -
Strokes and Malpractice Claims: What You Need to Know If you or a loved one recently suffered from a stroke, you may pursue a malpractice claim if you did not receive a prompt diagnosis and correct medical care. -
Nurse Misconduct May Constitute Medical Malpractice Doctors aren’t the only ones who can be found guilty of medical malpractice. Nurses who cause harm to patients can be subject to a malpractice claim as well. -
Does a Bowel Perforation Count As Medical Malpractice? Bowel perforations can cause serious or potential fatal complications. Patients with bowel perforations following surgery may have a valid malpractice claim. -
How to Determine the Value of Your Medical Malpractice Claim Malpractice payouts vary widely, which is why it’s vital that you understand which factors affect the amount of compensation you’re legally entitled to receive. -
Retained Surgical Objects as the Basis of Malpractice Claims Retained surgical objects are considered never events in the healthcare field, which means patients with this complication have a solid malpractice claim. -
How to Prove the Top Causes of Medical Malpractice Surgical, diagnosis, or medication errors are just a few ways doctors can be guilty of malpractice, but any malpractice claim requires four elements of proof. -
Failure to Get Your Test Results May Be Medical Malpractice Doctors fail to notify patients of their test results over seven percent of the time. This failure may qualify as medical malpractice. -
CA Law Limits Non-Economic Damages in Medical Malpractice California's MICRA caps non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. Find out how your medical malpractice claim could be affected. -
Available Compensation in CA Wrongful Death Claims People who file wrongful death claims in California can pursue compensation for a variety of economic and non-economic damages. Learn more here. -
Statute of Limitations for California Medical Malpractice California law limits the amount of time that plaintiffs have to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. Learn more about the statute of limitations, here. -
Medical Malpractice: How Much Is My Case Worth Determining what a medical malpractice case is worth can be a complex process, particularly when California's MICRA limits certain types of damages.