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This page will look at sex abuse lawsuits involving inmates at California juvenile detention center facilities and the potential settlement value of these cases. Recent investigations and reports have exposed the sad reality that child inmates in California’s juvenile detention centers are often victims of sexual abuse and assault by staff and other inmates.

Thanks to new laws in California, victims of sexual assault and abuse at juvenile facilities in California are now able to file civil sex abuse lawsuits against the state and its agencies for failing to protect them. Our firm is currently accepting California juvenile detention center sex abuse lawsuits.  There is a lot of talk that there will be a global California detention center settlement very soon.  You do not want to be left out. Call us at 800-553-8082 or contact us online.

History of Abuse at California Juvenile Detention Centers

This page will look at sexual abuse lawsuits against Dr. Barry Brock, an OB-GYN who practiced in Los Angeles for four decades. Many of Dr. Brock’s former patients are now coming forward and accusing him of sexual abuse during examinations.

If you were a victim of unwanted sexual touching during examinations by Dr. Barry Brock, contact our national sex abuse lawyers today for a free case evaluation.

About Dr. Brock

This page looks at settlement payouts and jury awards in personal injury cases in California. We provide statistics on reported settlements and jury verdicts, as well as factual summaries of recent cases resulting in payouts.

We also provide an overview of the key personal injury laws in California, such as the statute of limitations for injury claims, medical malpractice rules, and limits on damages.

Average Verdict in California

Our California mesothelioma and asbestos lawyers represent victims of asbestos exposure throughout California. We provide asbestos and mesothelioma victims the skills and resources to get maximum compensation. This page will look at mesothelioma lawsuits in California and their average settlement value.

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This page looks at the settlement and trial value of personal injury cases in California.  This page was last updated on January 18, 2023.

What Is a California Personal Injury Case Worth?

One study found that the average money damage award for personal injury trials in California is $1,814,094. The median verdict, perhaps a better statistic, is $114,305.

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What is the median verdict in a California wrongful death case?

Earlier this year in Winter v. Gardens Regional Hospital, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals revived a False Claims Act case filed by the Director of Care Management in a California hospital that claimed nearly $1.3 in Medicare claims that sought reimbursement for inpatient hospitalizations that were not medically necessary.

The U.S. District Court of Utah dismissed the case, without leave to amend, for failing to state a claim under the FCA. Specifically, the court believed that the qui tam plaintiff’s complaint failed to state a cause of action under the FCA because the allegations as a matter of law were “subjective medical opinions” that demonstrated a mere “difference of opinion” as to the medical necessity of inpatient hospital admissions.

Facts of Winter v. Gardens Regional Hospital

Another day another Medicaid fraud settlement. In this one, Shield Healthcare, a California medical supplier, paid $5 million to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit that alleged that Shield submitting inflated bills to California’s Medicaid program. The suit claimed that the company submitted false claims and evaded the regulation’s upper billing limit. (I’d be curious how they did that. You have to admire the scope of the evil).

In a related story, California is going bankrupt.

A Jury Verdict Research study found that the average personal injury verdict in California is 1,635,327. The median, which takes out huge verdicts like one in the study for over $100 million, is California.

California juries are tougher on liability: plaintiffs receive damages in 45 percent of cases that go to trial.

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