California Court of Appeal

Welfare and Institutions Code section 5278 provides a hospital and doctor with no immunity for negligence during a 72-hour hold, from any breaches of the applicable standards of care during the detention.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/26/2003
• Published 08/26/2003

Judges

• McCONNELL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Charles A. Bleiler, Charles A. Bleiler, Diane E. Bond;  Vicky Jean Banks;  and Audrey Powers Thornton, San Diego, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Neil, Dymott, Perkins, Brown & Frank, Hugh A. McCabe, San Diego, and Michael Bishop for Defendant and Respondent Paradise Valley Hospital., Martha L. McGill;  Robert A. Cosgrove & Associates, Cosgrove & Birmingham and Robert A. Cosgrove, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent Jon E. Highum.