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==Patient deaths==
==Patient deaths==
The following patient deaths are alleged to have been caused by the malpractice of Dr. Lopez:
The following six patient deaths are alleged to have been caused by the malpractice of Dr. Lopez:


* Infant Crystal Diane Hicks (1988).
* Infant Crystal Diane Hicks (1988).
* Infant Earl Buchanan. (1992).
* Nakia Gilmore, 18 (1994) died giving birth.
* Nakia Gilmore, 18 (1994) died giving birth.
* Ashley Perez (1994)
* Joyce Rivers, 56 (2012). Small intestine was punctured .
* Joyce Rivers, 56 (2012)
* Ashley Perez, 29. (2014) Died of postpartum hemorrhage.
* Ashley Perez, 29. (2014)
* Onystei Castillo-Lopez, 40. (2017) died of postpartum hemorrhage.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Dr. Berto Lopez: Florida OB-GYN whose career is dotted with multiple malpractice allegations
|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2021/09/23/west-palm-ob-gyn-timeline-accusations-and-malpractice-lawsuits/8384544002/
|last=Palm Beach Staff
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=The Palm Beach Post
|website=
|date=2022-03-15
|accessdate=2024-10-04
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|quote=This timeline shows the long list of women and children who died or were catastrophically injured while in the care of Dr. Berto Lopez, an OB-GYN who practiced in Palm Beach County for more than three decades.
}}</ref>


==Litigation==
==Litigation==