Expansion of ostensible agency liability under Ermoian: Proof requirements

Unlike Mejia, which focused on the issue of reliance, Ermoian focuses more on the hospital’s conduct

Shirley K. Watkins
September Hopper

From Issue: 2007 November

Dealing with the Cuevas decision

Regarding future medical costs, the appellate court overlooked the uncertainty of health insurance in the future

Eustace de Saint Phalle
Andrew Clay

From Issue: 2018 October

Cocktail party talking points

Med mal tort reform

Robert Eisele
Stephanie Eisele

From Issue: 2010 April

Cal Supreme Court throws out old common law “release rule”

Hospital must pay large damage award even though the settlement with the defendant physician was found not to be in good faith

From Issue: 2012 September

Appellate Reports

Markow v. Rosner — Appellate court isn’t buying hospital’s vicarious liability based upon ostensible agency of a physician associated with the hospital

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2016 November

American Association for Justice

An update on lobbying, conventions, education and political fundraising

Ingrid M. Evans

From Issue: 2009 December

Dental malpractice: What you must know about implants

Two million implants a year lead to a growing number of negligence claims

Edwin J. Zinman

From Issue: 2014 November

Damages in medical-malpractice cases under MICRA

Evaluating the case as to the class of damages is critical to the decision of whether to take the case

Bruce Fagel

From Issue: 2013 March

Celebrity tragedy focuses attention on federal preemption and MICRA limits

Testimony of Dennis and Kimberly Quaid before Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives

From Issue: 2008 July

Attacking MICRA through the appellate courts

Given little chance of changing MICRA legislatively under the current Sacramento administration, CAOC mounts a challenge to the in the Court of Appeal

Dan Morain

From Issue: 2009 June

Analyzing and prosecuting medical malpractice cases

Accepting a med-mal case and staying focused on the most important aspects of proving the negligence

Bruce Fagel

From Issue: 2014 November