Monthly Archives: June 2006

Two patients sue Kaiser over halt to transplants

From the L.A. Times: Two Kaiser Permanente patients filed suit Monday against the giant HMO following the suspension of its Northern California kidney transplant program. The suit was filed by Irvine lawyer Lawrence Eisenberg on behalf of patients Lurena Fiore and Debra Adams, but it is seeking class-action status. It claims negligence, fraud and misrepresentation,… Read More »

Kaiser Permanente found liable in retaliation case

From the L.A. Times: By Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writer June 3, 2006 A Los Angeles County jury found Friday that Kaiser Permanente retaliated against one of its emergency room physicians after he raised concerns about the quality of care at Kaiser’s Bellflower Medical Center. Kaiser’s affiliated medical group placed Dr. Mark L. Woods on… Read More »