A: California law does not require physicians to carry malpractice insurance. A hospital or facility where a doctor works, however, may require the doctor to have malpractice insurance. Q: Second ...

People who get hurt because of a doctor's negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday that — if approved by the state ...

When 7-year-old Ryan Volkmuth died three years ago during a dental procedure at a Palo Alto, CA, clinic, his parents couldn't find a lawyer to take on their malpractice case because of the state's cap ...

The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising a cap on ...

Tammy Martinez has had to learn to live without one of her legs after a doctor failed to notice he had cut off circulation to her leg during an operation, causing the need to amputate it. (Carolyn ...

SACRAMENTO — The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by ...

SACRAMENTO — Cash payments in California medical malpractice cases would go up for the first time in nearly five decades under a deal between rival interest groups announced Wednesday that avoids a ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People who get hurt because of a doctor's negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday that — if ...