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.

Melamed v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (March 22, 2021, B292794) 2021 WL 1084783

Court of Appeal finds physician failed to exhaust administrative remedies in medical peer review matter

Court Of Appeal Finds Physician Failed To Exhaust Administrative Remedies In Medical Peer Review Matter

A physician brought administrative mandamus proceedings seeking to overturn a medical peer review determination that upheld the summary suspension of his medical staff privileges.  His mandamus arguments, however, challenged a different decision than what the parties had agreed the peer review hearing committee would decide—the

Aug 04, 2017 Related Cases
Topete v. Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region (Aug. 2, 2017, C074716) 2017 WL 3273875

Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment in favor of GMSR’s client in medical malpractice case

Aug 04, 2017 Related Cases
Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment in favor of GMSR’s client in medical malpractice case.

Topete v. Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region (unpublished, 3rd Civ. C074716):  Plaintiff brought a medical malpractice action against GMSR’s client, Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region, and several individual physicians.  She sought to hold Sutter Health liable for negligent hiring or retention of one of the

Nov 14, 2014 Related Cases
Sperber v. Regents of the University of California (Nov. 14, 2014, B247910) 2014 WL 6058172 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR’s clients, the Regents and several of its doctors, obtained summary judgment in a medical negligence action with expert declarations that everything they did was within the standard of care and nothing they did caused the decedent’s death. The only declaration plaintiff submitted in opposition

Nov 14, 2014 Related Cases
Court of Appeal affirms defense summary judgment in medical malpractice case

Rebecca Sperber v. The Regents of the University of California (2014) 2014 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 8117 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Three) [unpublished]. GMSR’s clients, the Regents and several of its doctors, obtained summary judgment in a medical negligence action with expert

Camargo v. John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Inc. (Aug. 20, 2014, No. G049518) 2014 WL 4097607 [nonpublished opinion]

A jury found that in the care of a patient who was suffering from flesh-eating bacteria and later died, JFK Memorial Hospital was negligent, that a JFK nurse had committed “willful misconduct,” and that JFK was responsible for 70% of the resulting harm. The jury

Court of Appeal slashes $4.7 million medical malpractice judgment against GMSR’s hospital client

Camargo v. John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Inc. (2014) 2014 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5946 (California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three) [unpublished]. A jury found that in the care of a patient who was suffering from flesh-eating bacteria and later died, JFK Memorial

Doctors Co. v. Sherman Oaks Hospital (Oct. 30, 2013, B246818) 2013 WL 5820256 [nonpublished opinion]

GMSR’s client, a hospital, and three doctors all settled with the claimants. One doctor obtained a good faith settlement determination. The two remaining doctors sought equitable indemnity from the hospital. A jury apportioned the majority of fault to the doctor with a good faith settlement.

Court of Appeal holds that in indemnity action settlements must be allocated to economic loss in same ratio as overall recovery

Doctors Company v. Sherman Oaks Hospital (2013) 2013 Cal.App. Unpub. Lexis 7816 (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight) [unpublished]. GMSR’s client, a hospital, and three doctors all settled with the claimants. One doctor obtained a good faith settlement determination. The two remaining

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PUBLIC ENTITIES

Whether on appeal, assisting trial counsel, or advising government officials contemplating legislative action, GMSR provides unique insight into the complex laws that impact public entities.

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INSURERS

Where coverage may exist, GMSR represents insureds on appeal effectively and efficiently. Where it does not, the firm protects insurers’ right to deny claims.

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