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A definition of medical malpractice is when there is a legal cause of action when a medical person neglects to meet the standard of care guided by their profession, which in turn causes some kind of injury to the patient. Medical malpractice can be identified by something small such as getting something cosmetic done or it can be more severe…
Regardless of the circumstances of your injury, you will have to request your medical records at some point in your personal injury case. As you may or may not know, medical records are often a key element in a personal injury lawsuit, which is why it is understandable why you are so hell-bent on obtaining your medical records as soon…
If you were sexually assaulted or abused by a doctor in California and filed a medical malpractice complaint against him, don’t be surprised if California’s medical board ignores your complaint or does nothing to punish the doctor. A recent article published by HuffPost detailed how doctors accused of sexual misconduct are allowed to continue practicing medicine and how California’s medical…
A California appeals court has dismissed a product liability case against Apple over one of its apps in a landmark ruling deciding the tech giant’s liability for a fatal car accident. The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, has finally put an end to the four-year-long battle between Apple and a family whose 5-year-old child died on Christmas Eve…
If you think about it, a wrongful death lawsuit is not something you want to be part of, but sometimes life has a different plan for us. If your family member died as a result of medical malpractice, defective or dangerous product, car accident, or any other accident or incident, and you think someone else’s negligent act or omission to…
If you or a loved one has been injured on the job, on someone’s property, or in your home, but the cause of injury was due to negligence, recklessness, or willfulness of someone else then you have reason to call or click here to reach out to our personal injury attorneys in California at Licata & Yeremenko, A Professional Law Corporation.…
If you are off work recovering from an injury or illness, you might think that your employer cannot legally fire you. But is that really so? After all, the laws regulating whether or not you can be fired due to long-term disability are not as simple as they seem at first sight. To answer the question of whether or not…
Favoritism in the workplace may not seem like that big of a deal at first sight, yet you may be able to file a discrimination, harassment, or retaliation lawsuit against the employer who favors or disfavors certain employees. If you have witnessed workplace favoritism or have become a victim of this illegal management practice, you will most likely benefit from…
Did you know that nearly 9 in 10 obstetricians and gynecologists have been sued for medical malpractice at least once in their lifetime? That means there is a 90-percent risk that the obstetrician or gynecologist currently treating you or providing you with medical care could have been previously sued for medical malpractice. No, we are not saying this to discourage…
If you were saddened by last week’s statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning U.S. consumers against eating romaine lettuce because of the E.coli contamination, rejoice. The CDC has clarified that romaine lettuce is safe to eat as long as was not harvested in California. On Nov. 20, the CDC made quite a few Americans spit out…