California Court of Appeal

In a medical malpractice suit in which plaintiff failed to present expert testimony to establish any deviation from the standard of care, the court's failure to give a res ipsa loquitur instruction is not error, and judgment of nonsuit is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/18/2003
• Published 07/18/2003

Judges

• RUSHING, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Allan Lerch & Associates, Allan H. Lerch, San Francisco, for Appellant, Scott Michael Curtis.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hinshaw, Draa, Marsh, Still & Hinshaw, Tyler G. Draa, Saratoga, for Respondents, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center et al.