Monthly Archives: July 2022
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against California Inmate For Police Murder
A California inmate was served notice of a wrongful death lawsuit as he awaits charges of first-degree murder and 19 related charges that will put him behind bars for the rest of his life. These charges arise from the murder of a police officer which he is alleged to have committed. In response to… Read More »
Lawsuit: Hospital Failed To Disclose Mass That Continued To Grow
2004: An Iowa woman goes to the hospital complaining of pain and CT scan reveals an abnormal mass on her right kidney. The patient is not told about the mass and is released. 2006: The woman goes back to the hospital complaining of a urinary tract infection. The mass on the kidney is still… Read More »
Assisted Living Center Tries COVID Immunity Defense After Patient Is Beaten To Death
An assisted living center faced a wrongful death lawsuit after one patient beat another patient to death on their watch. In most states, COVID immunity rules prevented lawsuits from being filed against health care clinics, nursing homes, and hospitals that could prove COVID hardship. The malpractice need not necessarily be related to COVID in… Read More »
Veterans’ Nursing Home Sued After COVID Deaths
During the pandemic, many states, including the most liberal states in the Northeast that were hit hard in the beginning moved to protect hospitals and other health care facilities from lawsuits involving allegations of COVID-19. The rules for every state are different, but most of these temporary laws eliminated the possibility of filing COVID-19… Read More »
