CALIFORNIA FAMILY SUES DOCTOR FOR SON’S DEATH
Doctors are responsible for keeping up with new practices and procedures, or to consult with a specialist when he knows that better treatment can be attained. Some examples of a doctor falling below the standard of care would be if he punctured a nearby organ or tissue during surgery, failed to properly care for the mother during childbirth, prescribed incorrect medication, or gave an incorrect diagnosis.
Recently, a San Francisco doctor, Hootan Roozrokh, was arrested and criminally charged for dependent adult abuse, administering a harmful substance and unlawful controlled substance prescription. Officials alleged that Dr. Roozrokh prescribed certain drugs to Ruben Navarro in an attempt to hasten his death so that his organs could be recovered and transplanted. Although prosecutors are charging Dr. Roozrokh for three different felony counts, they were unable to charge him with murder because the drugs did not actually cause Mr. Navarro’s death. Rosa Navarro, Mr. Navarro’s mother, filed suit in July 2008 against Dr. Roozrokh and others for wrongful death and medical malpractice. She claims that her son was given lethal doses of the drugs and removed from life support without her permission.
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For more information on medical malpractice, see Part I: DOCTORS MAY BE LIABLE FOR MALPRACTICE IN CIVIL LAWSUITS—CALL SAN FRANCISCO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY NOW
