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Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Holding healthcare providers accountable for negligent care

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Overview

At Keosian Law LLP, our medical malpractice attorneys are dedicated to representing patients who have been harmed by the negligence of healthcare providers throughout Los Angeles and Southern California. We understand the profound impact that medical errors can have on patients and their families, and we are committed to helping victims seek the justice and compensation they deserve.

Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and Los Angeles—home to some of the nation's largest hospital systems—sees thousands of preventable medical injuries each year. These cases are among the most complex areas of personal injury law, requiring a thorough understanding of both legal principles and medical standards of care.

Whether you have suffered harm from a misdiagnosis, surgical error, medication mistake, birth injury, or any other form of medical negligence at a Los Angeles area hospital or clinic, our attorneys have the knowledge and resources to effectively advocate for your rights. We work with leading medical experts to prove how healthcare providers deviated from accepted standards, causing you harm that could have been prevented.

Types of Medical Malpractice We Handle

  • Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cancer, heart attacks, and strokes
  • Surgical errors including wrong-site, wrong-patient, and retained instruments
  • Medication errors—wrong drug, wrong dosage, dangerous interactions
  • Birth injuries including cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, and hypoxic brain damage
  • Anesthesia errors causing brain damage, nerve injury, or death
  • Emergency room negligence and failure to triage properly
  • Hospital-acquired infections from unsanitary conditions
  • Failure to obtain informed consent before procedures
  • Nursing negligence including medication errors and fall prevention failures
  • Radiology errors—misread imaging studies leading to missed diagnoses

How Medical Malpractice Occurs & Who Is Liable

Medical malpractice occurs whenever a healthcare provider fails to meet the accepted standard of care, causing patient injury. Liability may rest with individual providers or institutional defendants:

Individual Providers

Doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who deviate from the accepted standard of care can be held personally liable. This includes physicians who misdiagnose conditions, surgeons who operate on the wrong body part, and nurses who administer incorrect medications.

Hospitals & Healthcare Systems

Los Angeles area hospitals can be held vicariously liable for the negligence of their employees and, in some cases, for systemic failures such as inadequate staffing, faulty equipment maintenance, poor infection control protocols, and failure to properly credential providers.

Pharmaceutical & Device Companies

When a medication or medical device causes harm, the manufacturer may be liable under product liability theories. This is common with recalled drugs, defective implants, and malfunctioning surgical instruments.

Medical malpractice cases in Los Angeles are filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. California law requires a certificate of merit from a qualified medical expert before filing, ensuring only meritorious claims proceed.

What Compensation Covers

Medical malpractice compensation addresses both the economic and non-economic impacts of preventable medical injuries. Available damages include:

  • Past & Future Medical Expenses: Corrective surgeries, additional treatments, rehabilitation, medications, and lifetime care needs caused by the malpractice (no cap).
  • Lost Wages & Earning Capacity: Income lost during recovery and diminished future earnings if the injury is permanent (no cap).
  • Pain and Suffering: Physical pain, emotional anguish, and psychological trauma (subject to MICRA caps, currently increasing annually).
  • Loss of Enjoyment: Inability to participate in activities, hobbies, and relationships you previously enjoyed.
  • Disability & Disfigurement: Permanent impairment, scarring, or loss of bodily function resulting from the malpractice.
  • Wrongful Death Damages: If medical negligence caused a loved one's death, surviving family members may recover substantial damages including lost financial support and loss of companionship.

Important: Under California's updated MICRA law (AB 233), non-economic damage caps are increasing annually. Cases filed now benefit from higher caps than those filed in prior years.

The Legal Process for Medical Malpractice Claims

Medical malpractice cases follow a rigorous legal process designed to ensure only meritorious claims proceed. Here is how Keosian Law handles these cases:

  1. Free Case Evaluation: We review your medical records, consult with medical experts, and assess whether malpractice occurred—all at no cost.
  2. Medical Expert Review: California requires a certificate of merit from a qualified medical expert before filing a malpractice lawsuit. We retain specialists in the relevant field to review your case and provide sworn opinions.
  3. Medical Records Analysis: We obtain and meticulously review all medical records, imaging studies, lab results, and provider notes to identify departures from the standard of care.
  4. Expert Retention: We retain medical experts, life care planners, economists, and other specialists to build a comprehensive damages case.
  5. Pre-Suit Demand: We present a detailed demand to the provider's malpractice insurer, often achieving resolution before trial.
  6. Litigation & Trial: If necessary, we file suit and aggressively litigate in Los Angeles Superior Court, presenting complex medical evidence in terms juries can understand.

Why Choose Keosian Law for Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice cases require attorneys who understand medicine and law equally well. Here is why Los Angeles patients trust Keosian Law:

  • Medical Knowledge: Our attorneys have deep familiarity with medical terminology, procedures, and standards of care across multiple specialties.
  • Expert Medical Network: We work with leading physicians, surgeons, and specialists at premier Los Angeles medical institutions who provide authoritative expert testimony.
  • No Fees or Costs Unless We Recover: No attorney fees or costs unless we recover for you.
  • Selective Case Acceptance: We carefully evaluate every case to ensure it has merit before accepting it. This selectivity means we are fully committed to the cases we take.
  • MICRA Navigation: We understand how to maximize recovery within California's damage cap framework, including strategies for presenting economic damages that are not capped.

If you believe you or a loved one has been harmed by medical negligence, contact Keosian Law today for a free consultation. Time limitations are strict in medical malpractice cases—do not delay.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our legal services and processes.

Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider's care falls below the accepted standard of care and causes patient harm. To prove malpractice, you must show a doctor-patient relationship existed, the provider breached the standard of care (what a competent provider would do in similar circumstances), the breach caused your injury, and you suffered damages. Common examples include misdiagnosis, surgical errors, medication mistakes, and failure to obtain informed consent.

California has specific time limits for medical malpractice claims. You must file within three years of the injury OR one year from when you discovered (or should have discovered) the injury, whichever comes first. For minors, different rules may apply. These deadlines are strictly enforced, and missing them typically bars your claim permanently. Contact an attorney promptly to protect your rights.

Yes, California's MICRA law caps non-economic damages (pain and suffering) in medical malpractice cases. Under recent changes (AB 233), the cap is $350,000 for cases not involving wrongful death, increasing by $40,000 annually until reaching $750,000 in 2033, and $500,000 for wrongful death cases, increasing by $50,000 annually until reaching $1 million in 2033. Economic damages (medical bills, lost wages) are not capped.

We handle all types of medical malpractice cases, including:

  • Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis
  • Surgical errors and wrong-site surgery
  • Medication errors and adverse drug events
  • Birth injuries and obstetric negligence
  • Anesthesia errors
  • Emergency room negligence
  • Hospital-acquired infections
  • Failure to treat or monitor
  • Nursing home negligence

Medical malpractice cases are challenging because they require expert testimony to establish the standard of care and prove it was breached, medical records are complex and require expert interpretation, defendants are often sympathetic (juries may be reluctant to blame doctors), defense teams are well-funded with experienced experts, and California's MICRA caps make smaller cases economically difficult to pursue. This is why it's crucial to work with experienced medical malpractice attorneys who have the resources to handle these complex cases.

Medical malpractice victims may recover economic damages (all past and future medical expenses, lost wages, reduced earning capacity—no cap), non-economic damages (pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment—subject to MICRA caps), and in rare cases of gross negligence, punitive damages. The total value depends on injury severity, long-term impacts, and strength of evidence demonstrating malpractice.
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