In Stewart v. Superior Court, No. E067316, the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, recently held that a hospital’s failure to obtain informed consent from the patient or the patient’s guardian prior to...more
In Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group, (May 19, 2016, S211793), the California Supreme Court held that a claim of neglect under the Elder Abuse Act requires a caretaking or custodial relationship wherein the defendant has assumed...more