Guadalupe Ostos, 65, went to a clinic in Los Angeles when she started having problems while breathing. Once in the clinic, doctors diagnosed her with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia and antibiotics were prescribed to treat the...
Medical negligence occurs when medical treatment falls below expected standards. If a patient becomes injured as a result of medical negligence, that patient might file a lawsuit claiming medical malpractice. If a patient dies, the...
In medical malpractice, a doctor or medical facility has failed to live up to its obligations, resulting in a patient’s injury. Medical malpractice is usually the result of medical negligence – a mistake that was...
A wrongful death lawsuit is filed when someone else causes a death, usually as a result of negligence. The plaintiff in such a case – the person who files the lawsuit – is generally a...