Category: wrongful death lawsuit

Federal Judges Issues Landmark Decision in Call for Family Court Reform

In a landmark decision, a federal judge this week denied a court-appointed child advocate’s motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against her. The lawsuit asks the court to hold her accountable for the suicide of 14-year-old Mikaela Haynes. Family court reform advocates say they are nearly in disbelief at the ruling. “This is a…


Federal Judge Issues Landmark Decision in Call for Family Court Reform

In a landmark decision, a federal judge this week denied a court-appointed child advocate’s motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against her. The lawsuit asks the court to hold her accountable for the suicide of 14-year-old Mikaela Haynes. Family court reform advocates say they are nearly in disbelief at the ruling. “This is a…


Kaiser Permanente Sued for Wrongful Death After California Husband’s Remdesivir Treatment Fails

Before Rodney Briones’ physicians at Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center in California treated him with Remdesivir, they allegedly did not disclose the risks to him or to his wife, Christina, and did not obtain informed consent, according to a complaint filed by the Briones family. The couple had gone to the managed care consortium for…


Kaiser Permanente Faces Potential Lawsuit for Alleged Wrongful COVID-19 Death

IRVINE, Calif.—The family of Nerissa Regnier, a mother of three, announced on Jan. 26 at a press conference that they planned to sue Kaiser Permanente for causing wrongful death after refusing her the COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibody treatment. Regnier, of Mission Viejo, had been suffering from multiple sclerosis before she was tested positive for COVID-19…