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Sharon Rushford, former Candidate for California Governor and current Patient Advocate NOTE: The purpose of the legal section is to guide the potential victim of Kaiser and Permanente Malpractice or patient experimentation to legal information and the appropriate authorities that can be of assistance in their particular issues. The Kaiser Papers is also clearly presenting information that shows a disproportionate number of legal cases per historic patient population that have justifiably been brought against the three corporations - Kaiser Plan, Kaiser Hospitals and Permanente Medical. With this listing, the public has a jump start on learning where to look to find further information on Kaiser wrong doing and twisting of current law. This is not an all inclusive listing of resources and lawsuits, malpractice, litigations, attorney listings, but rather a generalized listing for the publics viewing.     









NOTICE: JUST BECAUSE YOU MAY FILE AN ARBITRATION OR LAWSUIT, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE MEDICAL BOARD WILL BE NOTIFIED.  YOU ALSO NEED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MEDICAL BOARD AND CROSS YOUR FINGERS THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM.
The following news article is the best example yet as to why the Kaiser Arbitration system is an unfair system.  The article is also one of the best examples as to why the Kaiser Papers exists.

May 27, 2009 - Kaiser Settled Malpractice Suit, but Not Nearly Enough

Pasadena, CA:  Several years ago Greg M. was told he had a small tumor and was given a fews options;
he decided upon surgery---a decision he now lives to
regret, every day of his life. "I was told by Kaiser that I would be in hospital for 3 days but stayed for 8 days," says Greg. And the hospital's doctors would subject Greg to 4 more surgeries as they tried to correct the initial medical malpractice.

Please read the full story at:
or mirrored for historical purposes here:
http://horror.kaiserpapers.org/kaiser-settled.html

Here is yet another article that demonstrates the folly of the Kaiser system:

"The culture of the system is just such that it doesn't work," former paralegal Hiram Ash said, citing problems he had while arbitrating claims of medical malpractice with Kaiser Permanete.  "I was treated with complete disdain by the Kaiser attorneys, with the cooperation of the arbitrator."

Ash alleged that the arbitrator engaged in ex parte communication with Kaiser’s attorneys, and that his right to discovery was not protected. Ash, whose claim alleged that Kaiser’s staff ignored his need for pain-killers in the weeks after an operation for kidney stones, said the arbitrator’s award of $2,700 wasn’t even enough to pay his expert witness. - http://www.metnews.com/articles/arbi031302.htm


Specific questions regarding Kaiser legal matters should be addressed to:

 Sharon Rusford at:  sharon@rushfordfiles.com
http://www.rushfordfiles.com/
or
Dr. Harvey Frey at:
hsfrey@harp.org
http://www.harp.org

NOTE:  The purpose of  the legal section is to guide the potential victim of Kaiser and Permanente Malpractice or patient experimentation to legal information and the appropriate authorities that can be of assistance in their particular issues.   The Kaiser Papers is also clearly presenting information that shows  a disproportionate number of legal cases per historic patient population that have justifiably been brought against the three corporations - Kaiser Plan, Kaiser Hospitals and Permanente Medical.  With this listing, the public has a jump start on learning where to look to find further information on Kaiser wrong doing and twisting of current law.  This is not an all inclusive listing of resources and lawsuits, but rather a generalized listing for the publics viewing.

The photograph above is of Sharon Rushford of the Rushford Files.
Sharon ran for the office of California Governor against Mr. Schwarzenegger

 Before you even get involved in any Kaiser or Permanente arbitration please also read:
http://selfincrimination.kaiserpapers.org/

 In that section you will find two documents that should make a prudent person very wary of trusting that their medical records are correct and that their Permanente Physician would only have the  best interest of the patient at heart.







 
The photograph above is of Sharon Rushford of the Rushford Files. Sharon ran for the office of California Governor against Mr. Schwarzenegger.

Before you even get involved in any Kaiser or Permanente arbitration please also read: http://selfincrimination.kaiserpapers.org/

In that section you will find two documents that should make a prudent person very wary of trusting that their medical records are correct and that their Permanente Physician would only have the best interest of the patient at heart.