When a doctor or other health care professional enters into a relationship with a patient, they are expected to adhere to a standard known as “duty of care” throughout the entirety of this relationship. Developed by the medical community, the […]
The terms medical malpractice and medical negligence are often used interchangeably, but they actually have different legal definitions. Medical malpractice can happen in a number of ways within any type of health care facility, resulting in extensive, costly illness or […]
When a doctor or medical professional neglects to adhere to the medical community’s standard for duty of care and causes a patient’s illness, injury, or death in the state of California, the affected party (or a loved one, in the […]
Medical malpractice law exists to assist people who have suffered a healthcare-related injury continue to progress in their lives, as well as to hold medical professionals and health care facilities legally responsible for the quality of care they provide. If […]
Finding a U.S. Marine Corps base doctor failed to perform a timely cesarean section on a pregnant woman, a San Diego federal judge awarded a family $24.805 million to help care for the child who was […]
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