California Court of Appeal
COAST PLAZA DOCTORS HOSP. v. UHP HEALTHCARE, B154919
The Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 does not bar a health care provider from seeking direct compensation from a health care insurer on a common law breach of contract theory, or under the Unfair Competition Law.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/23/2002
- Published 01/22/2003
Judges
- EPSTEIN, Acting P.J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Payne & Fears, Daniel L. Rasmussen, Thomas L. Vincent and Paul A. Bokota, Irvine, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Miller & Holguin, Deborah A. Klar, Kent A. Halkett, Los Angeles, and Stacey L. Zill for Defendant and Respondent.