Jesus Martinez, Marisela Rodriguez v. St. Francis Medical Center
Published: Aug. 31, 2004 | Result Date: Jun. 2, 2004 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: TC016087 Verdict – $0
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Compton
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Bruce A. Lindsay
(Jones & Mayer)
Defendant
N. Denise Taylor
(Taylor DeMarco LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
Stanley K. Kalter
(medical)
Moshe Arditi
(medical)
Defendant
Lawrence J. Baraff
(medical)
Facts
The subject suit involved the allegation that the defendant physician failed to timely diagnose and treat bacterial infection which developed into bacterial meningitis and caused the wrongful death of the plaintiff's 6-week-old baby girl.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a statutory demand of $249,999; the last offer was $29,999. The hospital settled for $40,000 prior to trial.
Deliberation
two hours
Length
11 days
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