A defendant's violation of a statute, regulation or ordinance that establishes the standard of appropriate conduct may constitute negligence per se if the violation was the cause of the plaintiff's harm. (Satterlee v. Orange Glenn School Dist. of San Diego ...
Sheila Trexler (retired 2017) secured a dismissal for her clients on claims of medical negligence, breach of contract, and assault and battery by winning a Motion for Summary Judgment. As a result, the action was dismissed in its entirety and the ...
The California Medical Board sought to revoke or suspend a Family Practitioner’s license to practice medicine for failing to refer a patient to the Emergency Room or schedule labs for a patient demonstrating flu-like symptoms. The patient went to the ...
Neil Dymott shareholder Robert Frank successfully defended a registered dental assistant after the California Dental Board brought accusations that asserted the RDA had performed unauthorized dental procedures and practiced beyond her scope. The California Dental Board went after the RDA’s ...
The California Medical Board brought accusations against two family practitioners over allegations of unauthorized breast exams performed without a chaperone as part of a physical exam. Robert W. Frank from Neil Dymott was able to demonstrate the claims were unwarranted and successfully ...
After developing ovarian cancer, plaintiff sued a local plastic surgeon for Fraud, Negligence, and Libel, alleging the surgeon did not adequately inform her of cancer risks associated with undergoing a procedure that harvested her fat cells, treated them with enzymes ...
On August 25, 2014, shareholder Stephen T. Sigler successfully defended an Emergency Room Physician in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appellant had previously filed two separate lawsuits against various county employees and the defendant physician related to his medical care. ...
The plaintiff filed a wrongful termination complaint incorporating thirty-six causes of action, ten of which were alleged against the defendant physician who performed a fitness for duty evaluation. The plaintiff alleged there was a conspiracy to prevent him from returning ...
On May 29, 2014, Clark Hudson and David Burke concluded a four week jury trial (after the jury deliberated for one week) - resulting in a hung jury. The case involved a 47-year-old patient that experience an aortic dissection. The patient was initially admitted ...
On April 17th, 2014, Clark Hudson received a defense verdict on behalf of an Emergency Room Doctor. The patient had been involved in a motorcycle accident in El Centro and was taken to the El Centro Regional Medical Center. The defendant physician ...
