California Court of Appeal

The trial court erred when it denied Medi-Cal HMO and Independent Practice Association petitioners' motions for summary judgment, where, as a matter of law, these health organizations cannot be liable to patient for negligent credentialing of a physician who caused patient's injury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/08/2003
• Published 05/08/2003

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Ryan, Datomi & Flores, Richard J. Ryan, Roseville, Nancy L. Flores;  Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robert A. Olson, and Peter O. Israel, Los Angeles, for Petitioner Inland Empire Health Plan.,  Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, David M. Humiston, Douglas J. Collodel, and Robert C. Bohner, Los Angeles, for Petitioner Vantage Medical Group, Inc., Schuler & Kessel, Jack M. Schuler and Sam Ekizian for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.