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Healthcare/Hospital Law

Feb. 12, 2008

Arbitration Panel Finds Kaiser Liable in Diabetic's 2005 Death

LOS ANGELES - An arbitration panel retained by Kaiser Permanente has awarded the family of a 72-year-old patient $318,944 in a medical-malpractice lawsuit against the health maintenance organization.

By Evan George
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - An arbitration panel retained by Kaiser Permanente has awarded the family of a 72-year-old patient $318,944 in a medical-malpractice lawsuit against the health maintenance organization.
      The three-member arbitration panel found Kaiser liable for a 2005 incident, in which Peter Lakos, a type 2 ...

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