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Kaiser Hearing Treatment Exclusion is Discrimination, Suit Says
11-4-2017 00:00:00

SEATTLE (CN) – Kaiser’s Washington state health plans exclude treatment options for hearing loss, which constitutes disability discrimination according to a class action lawsuit filed in Seattle.

Kaiser Implants 2nd Device When Asked to Remove 1st, Man Claims
7-15-2016 02:34:00

     FAIRFIELD, Calif. (CN) – A man who underwent surgery to remove a Medtronic device that aids in urination claims Kaiser doctors implanted another one instead, in Solano County Superior Court.

Emergency Patient Says Kaiser Nixed Interpreter
1-22-2016 04:28:00

HAYWARD, Calif. (CN) - Kaiser refused to get a sign language interpreter for an emergency room patient, worsening her outcome, she claims in a private attorney general action.

Kaiser Lost Product Liability Suit Evidence, Family Claims
3-27-2014 01:28:00

    PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) - Kaiser nurses lost or threw away a defective hearing aid, compromising a family’s ability to collect from the manufacturer in a product liability suit, they claim in court.

HIV Patient: Kaiser Canceled Surgery
By Philip A. Janquart
11-12-2013 23:56:00

     PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) - A Kaiser doctor canceled hip replacement surgery for a patient with HIV "for fear of his medical team's safety," the man says in a $750,000 Multnomah County Complaint.

Oregon Kaiser Accused of Civil Rights Violations
7-23-2013 23:41:00

PORTLAND, Ore (CN ) - A pro se Kaiser patient alleges that doctors incorrectly diagnosed him and gave "high risk medications" to his daughter, in USDC Oregon.

County's False HIV Scare Miffs Couple
7-15-2013 11:56:00

     OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) - A couple has sued Alameda County and Kaiser Permanente for falsely informing them they had been exposed to sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV.

Equipment Use
1-13-2011 17:20:00

Medical negligence action. Defendants allegedly negligently used contaminated equipment when performing her colonoscopy. As a result, plaintiff had to undergo several tests to determine if she had been exposed to hepatitis or AIDS. RIC477469. Utz v. Kaiser Foundation. Riverside.