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Torts/Personal Injury,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Sep. 11, 2025

Judge fines attorney in wrongful death lawsuit against Kaiser

An Alameda County judge sanctioned plaintiff's counsel in a wrongful death suit against Kaiser for repeated failure to file case management statements, reducing the fine after the attorney appeared at the hearing.

Judge fines attorney in wrongful death lawsuit against Kaiser
Judge Karin Schwartz

An Alameda County judge decided Wednesday to sanction counsel on one side of a wrongful death lawsuit against Kaiser Foundation Hospitals after both sides failed to timely file case management statements.

Judge Karin Schwartz had issued a tentative ruling against both the plaintiff's and defendant's attorneys for not submitting case management conference statements 15 days ahead of the conference, as she ordered.

Upon receiving a "timely filed" declarati...

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