San Francisco–The family of a five-year old girl has filed a lawsuit against the Alta Bates Medical Center and the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, alleging that their daughter developed a preventable disease because at her birth doctors failed to diagnose and treat her jaundice, which developed into the more serious kernicterus. The doctors had noted the girl’s jaundice at her birth but did not conduct a medical test.

Some time after her birth, her parents noted that her jaundice was worsening. To have a blood test conducted, they had to go to the Kaiser Permanent Oakland Medical Center twice because of non-responsiveness on the part of the hospital. After the Oakland Medical Center provided the results, they made the family drive in heavy traffic without ambulance to the Alta Bates Medical Center, where tests and procedures were further delayed.

The family seeks to obtain lifetime medical expenses for the care of their daughter.

If you or someone close to you has suffered because of medical negligence of any sort, you may be entitled to damages. Contact the Kenosha medical negligence lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. ® at 866-490-4700 to discuss your case your legal options.

Cali. – The family of a West Valley Detention Center inmate was awarded $300,000 in a wrongful death settlement.  Luan Morales, a female inmate at the San Bernardino County facility bled to death from a critical pregnancy complication while in custody.  Both the woman and her seven month old fetus died after prison officials delayed contacting medical help until it was too late.

The suit claimed that Morales, who was designated as “high risk” was not transferred to the high risk Unit 15, and that there was a lack of communication between the physicians at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center who treat pregnant inmates.  The incident was reported at 3:15 a.m. and an ambulance was not summoned until over an hour later.

The court found the prison officials responsible for her wrongful death after failing to provide proper medical attention, and in causing a fatal and negligent delay in responding to Morales’ hemorrhaging due to placenta percreta.

If you have lost a loved one or family because of someone’s negligence you may be entitled to recover damages for your loss.  Contact the Kenosha wrongful death lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. ® at 866.499.4700 to discuss your case and futher legal options.

Pennsylvania – A woman is suing Penn. State Police for wrongful death claiming that a state trooper did not do enough to save her husband’s life.

The department has already released a statement verifying that the trooper’s actions were in violation of code and should be punished.  After an internal investigation a captain with the state police released a letter to the widow stating that administrative action was found to be necessary and appropriate.

The trooper responded to a call after the husband was found passed out on the floor by his three young sons.  The trooper came into the home, saw the man on the floor and left without calling for help.  The man died the next die in the hospital of bacterial meningitis.

If you have lost a loved one because of a person or organization’s negligence, you have the right to recover damages for your loss and suffering.  Contact the Kenosha wrongful death lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. ® at 866.499.4700 to discuss your case and further legal options.