Los Angeles hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother

Los Angeles hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother

May 5, 2022

Above Photo: Charles Johnson, right, is surrounded by his legal team Chris Dolan, left, in blue, Courtney Rowley, center, and Nick Rowley, second from right, during a press conference announcing a lawsuit outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Los Angeles. Johnson’s wife Kira died at the hospital in 2016 from complications after giving birth by cesarean section.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) 

 

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THE WASHINGTON POST – LA hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother

CBS – Family of woman who died after C-section files civil rights lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Hospital

KTLA – Family of woman who died after giving birth announces civil rights lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai

NBC LOS ANGELES – A Black Mother Died After a C-Section in 2016. Her Family Filed a Lawsuit Claiming Her Race Led to Poor Care

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – Husband blames racism for wife’s death after C-section at Cedars-Sinai in lawsuit

DAILY MAIL UK – TV judge Glenda Hatchett’s son whose wife bled to death after a botched C-section sues Cedars-Sinai claiming she died because of racism at the LA hospital where staff told him she ‘was not a priority’

FOX 11 LOS ANGELES – Surgical technologist at Cedars-Sinai gives deposition

NEWS ONE – ‘Sloppy’ C-Section That Killed Kira Johnson Prompts Maternal Health Lawsuit Accusing Hospital Of Racism

BLACK ENTERPRISE – TV judge Glenda Hatchett’s son sues Cedars-Sinai medical center for wrongful death of his wife after cesarean, family cites racism

THE ROOT – LA Hospital Sued for Death of Black Woman Shortly After Giving Birth

LEGAL READER – Widower files a wrongful death lawsuit against Los Angeles hospital.

THE DAILY BEAST – Husband Sues Hospital for Racism in Black Mom’s Death Hours After Giving Birth

LOS ANGELES TIMES – Cedars-Sinai faces civil rights lawsuit over Black mother’s 2016 death

ABC 7 – Man sues Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for racism in death of wife who died hours after childbirth

CBS 8 – Medical malpractice deal could replace ballot measure, still raise monetary awards

CAL MATTERS – California Lawmakers Reach Deal to Raise Medical Malpractice Awards, Avoid Ballot Measure

MY NEWS LA – TV Judge’s Family Members Close to Settling Medical Malpractice Case

ELAWVATE PODCAST: NICK AND COURTNEY ROWLEY

ELAWVATE PODCAST: NICK AND COURTNEY ROWLEY

Mar 7, 2022

Season 2 / Episode 1:

DAMAGES EVOLVING WITH DAVID BALL, ARTEMIS MALEKPOUR, NICK AND COURTNEY ROWLEY

We are kicking off Season 2 of the Elawvate podcast with a bang! In our first episode, Ben and Rahul host four of the country’s most respected trial lawyers and trial consultants, to discuss their forthcoming book, Damages Evolving. Those familiar with David Ball’s foundational work, Damages, will learn how his ideas have evolved, shaped through his long-time partnership with Artemis Malekpour and new collaboration with Nick and Courtney Rowley. They discuss how trial strategies have evolved over the past two decades and continue to evolve today.

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Legal Beagle Podcast: Nick and Courtney Rowley

Legal Beagle Podcast: Nick and Courtney Rowley

Jan 31, 2022

Nick Rowley, Courtney Rowley, and Daniel Bidegaray join Jonathan to talk about Loss of Consortium. Loss of consortium is a standalone claim for damages brought by the spouse (and sometimes children) of an individual who has been injured or killed as a result of a defendant’s negligence.

Think loss of love and affection from your spouse because they were injured. Nick and Courtney tried a case in Bakersfield back in September of 2021 and obtained a multi-million dollar verdict for Loss of Consortium.

Nick goes as far as to do an actual role-play of how you talk to potential jurors during Voir Dire (jury selection) about a Loss of Consortium claim.

You can watch the podcast here or find a link to the audio version link below.

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NATION STATE OF PLAY PODCAST FEATURING NICHOLAS ROWLEY ON CALIFORNIA’S REGRESSIVE MALPRACTICE DAMAGES CAP

NATION STATE OF PLAY PODCAST FEATURING NICHOLAS ROWLEY ON CALIFORNIA’S REGRESSIVE MALPRACTICE DAMAGES CAP

Sep 3, 2021

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Is a child’s life worth more than $250,000, if negligently killed by Medical Malpractice.  The answer is no!  Not since 1975 in the State of California.  @JuryTrialLawyer Nicholas Rowley, has been featured on the Nation State and Play podcast to discuss the most regressive restriction on the Civil Rights of Health Care Patients in American history.  MICRA is a one-size-fits-all $250,000 cap on Quality of Life and Wrongful Death Damages suffered by victims of Medical Malpractice, which just so happens to be the 3rd leading cause of death in America.

If you want to learn about California’s bought and paid for politicians and the political corruption that has kept this horrific law in place for almost 50 years, listen to this podcast and check out fairnessact.com to learn about the Fairness for Injured Patient Act (FIPA) which will fix this outdated law that makes insurance companies billions to the detriment of thousands of health care patients and families each year.

Together, we can improve health care, put an end to meritless lawsuits, save our State hundreds of millions of tax payer dollars each year, and most importantly save lives.

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$15.45 Million Verdict For Violation Of Civil Rights and Discrimination

$15.45 Million Verdict For Violation Of Civil Rights and Discrimination

Aug 20, 2019

TJ SIMERS AWARDED $15.45 MILLION VERDICT IN RETRIAL FOR VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, AGE, AND DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AFTER THE LA TIMES CONVINCED THE COURT TO SET ASIDE THE PREVIOUS JURY VERDICT OF $7.1 MILLION

LOS ANGELES, CA, August 19, 2019 —A Los Angeles, California jury awarded $15.45 million to T.J. Simers in a lawsuit he filed against his previous employer, The LA Times, for violating his civil rights and wrongfully discriminating against him based upon his age and disability.

Simers previously won a $7.1 million verdict against the LA Times in 2015, however the LA Times convinced the court to set the verdict aside based on technicalities.

In March 2013, after 23 years of loyal service to the LA Times, TJ Simers suffered what was thought to be a mini-stroke, and he subsequently was discriminated against due to his disability and his age.  His employer of 23 years kicked him when he was down.  In November 2015, a California jury awarded Mr. Simers a $7.1 million verdict against The LA Times, however The LA Times filed new trial motions to set aside the verdict and won, resulting in a new trial on damages.

In August 2019, trial lawyers Nick Rowley, Courtney Rowley, and Astineh Arakelian re-tried the case against The LA Times, and this time the jury returned a verdict of $15.45 million in non-economic damages.

“The Los Angeles Times and it’s defense attorneys wanted a new trial because they did not like the last verdict of $7.1 million four years ago,” said trial lawyer Nick Rowley,

who was one of the lead trial lawyers on the case.  “As my granddaddy always said, ‘be careful what you wish for’, as now with prejudgment interest and attorney’s fees, The LA Times will owe over $22 million.”

“My wife Courtney and I are incredibly proud of the jury but most importantly of T.J. Simers, his wife, and his family for never giving up on their belief in civil justice and the value of civil rights,” added Rowley.  We tried the case together with Astineh Arakelian and our dear friends at the Shegerian Law Firm and are really thankful to have been brought into the case for trial.

Case Number: BC524471

SOURCE Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley