Healthcare Law

GMSR represents insurers, hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers in the full range of claims facing them.  Issues that GMSR’s appellate lawyers have successfully handled on appeal include claims of malpractice, elder abuse, termination of physician staff privileges, and healthcare service plan regulation.

May 18, 2010 Related Cases
Genji Torihara v. Regents of University of California (May 18, 2010, B215801) 2010 WL 1972262 [nonpublished opinion]

Plaintiff injured his foot when the wheelchair in which he was riding hit a wall. He was in the hospital at the time, being pushed between the CT room and the x-ray room, for doctor-ordered tests for possible head injuries. Plaintiff did not file his

May 18, 2010 Related Cases
Court of Appeal holds that wheeling a patient between testing rooms in a hospital is the provision of health care for purposes of the statute of limitations

Torihara v. The Regents of the University of California (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3690 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight) [unpublished]. Plaintiff injured his foot when the wheelchair in which he was riding hit a wall. He was in the hospital

May 17, 2010 Related Cases
Levitt v. Ross (May 17, 2010, B212907) 2010 WL 1951133 [nonpublished opinion]

Malpractice action against family practice doctor, requires expert opinion on the standard of care of a family medicine physician

May 17, 2010 Related Cases
Court of Appeal holds radiologist not qualified to opine on family medicine physician’s standard of care

Levitt v. Ross (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3598 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Two) [unpublished]. After plaintiff complained of a possible pea-sized breast lump, defendant—her family medicine doctor—sent her for imaging studies, which gave her a clean bill of health. Eighteen

Apr 09, 2010 Related Cases
Gordon v. Kawamoto (Apr. 9, 2010, B211948) 2010 WL 1408986 [nonpublished opinion]

Injuries suffered allegedly as a result of surgery at UCSD in November 2003 following a dune buggy accident. Action filed in April 2007 was for injuries suffered during subsequent surgeries by a different doctor in 2004 and 2005. In July 2007, plaintiff attempted to add

Apr 09, 2010 Related Cases
Court of Appeal affirms dismissal of plaintiff’s medical malpractice action on statute of limitations

Gordon v. Kawamoto (2010) 2010 Cal.App Unpub. LEXIS 2577 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One) [unpublished]. Injuries suffered allegedly as a result of surgery at UCSD in November 2003 following a dune buggy accident. Action filed in April 2007 was for injuries

Mar 24, 2010 Related Cases
Jackson v. San Leandro Hospital (Mar. 24, 2010, A126400) 2010 WL 1058652 [nonpublished opinion]

Plaintiff suffered injuries suffered allegedly as a result of IV Dilantin administered to her for seizures. Defense introduced expert testimony that nothing the hospital did breached the standard of care or caused harm to the plaintiff. Plaintiff introduced no expert testimony to the contrary. The

Mar 24, 2010 Related Cases
Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment for hospital in medical malpractice case where plaintiff has no expert evidence

Jackson v. San Leandro Hospital (2010) 2010 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 2060 (California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two) [unpublished]. Plaintiff suffered injuries suffered allegedly as a result of IV Dilantin administered to her for seizures. Defense introduced expert testimony that nothing the hospital

Jan 19, 2010 Related Cases
Holmes v. Tsou (Jan. 19, 2010, B204745) 2010 WL 161489 [nonpublished opinion]

Plaintiff sought treatment for her fractured wrist from GMSR’s client, defendant orthopedist. The orthopedist concluded that surgery was not a reasonable option for her, performed a nonsurgical procedure instead and never discussed surgery with her. Plaintiff then sued the orthopedist, alleging that he was negligent

Jul 21, 2009 Related Cases
Corrales v. County of Los Angeles (July 21, 2009, B207469) 2009 WL 2152909 [nonpublished opinion]

Plaintiff, a professional boxer, suffered permanent injury to his right hand following allegedly negligent medical surgery by County doctors in September 2002. The primary question on appeal was whether there was substantial evidence to support the jury’s finding that plaintiff had not timely complied with

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