Attorney Richard Marc Katz's Legal Cases

Medical malpractice

Failure to Diagnose and Treat Bacterial Endocarditis

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OUTCOME: $667,000.00 seventeen days before trial.

Multi-defendant medical malpractice, for failure to diagnose and treat bacterial endocarditis. Plaintiff sustained damage to heart valve and required the placement of an artificial valve. In Californi ... a there is a cap on general damages in medical negligence cases of $250,000.00.NOTICE: The results shown above do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. These cases reflect the types of cases handled and results obtained only. Remember every case is different. Cases seemingly similar may have very different outcomes.

Medical malpractice

Kaiser Permanente Injures Patient During Delivery

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OUTCOME: $895,000.00 to Claimant and Claimant's Husband

Patient during delivery had an episitomy done by a student Midwife who was under the "supervison" of a Nurse Midwife. It was the students first time doing an episitomy. The mother suffered sphincter in ... jury. The case went to binding arbitration before a three judge panel. One picked by claimant, one picked by respondent and one neutral. There were about 21 witnesses, including medical and economic expertss. NO OFFERS OF SETTLEMENT WERE MADE. All Three Judges found Kaiser Permanente/ its employees and agents were negligent and awarded damages. Medical Malpractice cases have a cap of $250,000.00 on general damages. NOTICE: The results shown above do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. These cases reflect the types of cases handled and results obtained only. Remember every case is different. Cases seemingly similar may have very different outcomes.

Car accident

Recreational Vehicles Can Be Dangerous To Your Health

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OUTCOME: Case Settled for $479,000.00

Client suffered mutliple injuries in an off road recreational vehicle accident. The injuries were significant but not life altering. Client made a very good recovery. The incident occurred when the cli ... ent rode his ATV through a large area of foilage (trees and brush) at the same time a Jeep was also careening through the area of foilage. The vehicles collided. Defendant's insurance company claimed client was responsible for the incident. We hired a photographer and plane to survey the area. Photographs helped prove our case. NOTICE: The results shown above do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. These cases reflect the types of cases handled and results obtained only. Remember every case is different. Cases seemingly similar may have very different outcomes.

Personal injury

Amusement Parks, Not Always Amusing.

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OUTCOME: Settlement $400,000.00

A client was injured while on a roller coaster water type ride. Client and child were at the bottom of the watershoot in their module. Without warning another module was released and slammed into the ... rear the module our client was in. During litigation we learned the operater of the equipment release the second module early. Plaintiff suffered low back injury but had a history of prior back problems. We had the trial court find that the defendant's amusement park was a "common carrier." Providing us an edge. NOTICE: The results shown above do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. These cases reflect the types of cases handled and results obtained only. Remember every case is different. Cases seemingly similar may have very different outcomes.

Medical malpractice

Blood Transfusion Transmits AIDS

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OUTCOME: $3,100,000.00 (3.1 Million Dollars) Jury Verdict

Co-counseled in a case involving a four year old girl who contracted AIDS as a result of blood transfusion. No offers were made prior to trial. On the day before trial a confidential settlement was r ... eached with the blood bank. The case went to trial against the hospital & physicians. The jury returned a verdict against the hospital & physicians. NOTICE: The results shown above do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. These cases reflect the types of cases handled and results obtained only. Remember every case is different. Cases seemingly similar may have very different outcomes.

Personal injury

Balcony Collapse Personal Injury

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OUTCOME: $1,700,000.00 (1.7 Million Dollars)

Lead counsel in multi-party/defendant construction defect case. In a twenty year old condominium complex a second story balcony collapsed. The guests on the balcony fell to the ground. Three were inju ... red, one suffered a bad back injury. The defendants include the owner of the unit, the condominium associated and the builder/contractor. The builder/contractor had "disappeared" and through private investigators, we were able to track him down and serve him. We defeated motions for summary judgment. Considerable discovery was done on the file. We secured the remnants of the balcony. Substantial discovery had been done including expert depositions. Looked like case was going to trial, at the 11th hour settlement was reached. NOTICE: The results shown above do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. These cases reflect the types of cases handled and results obtained only. Remember every case is different. Cases seemingly similar may have very different outcomes.

Richard Marc Katz's Legal Cases (6)

Failure to Diagnose and Treat Bacterial Endocarditis

Kaiser Permanente Injures Patient During Delivery

Recreational Vehicles Can Be Dangerous To Your Health

Amusement Parks, Not Always Amusing.

Blood Transfusion Transmits AIDS

Balcony Collapse Personal Injury