California Court of Appeal

HEALTH NET OF CA, INC. v. DEP'T OF HEALTH SERV., C041197

Summary judgment to defendant is reversed where defendant's exculpatory clause is invalid under section 1668 insofar as it exculpates defendant from liability for any money damages for statutory and regulatory violations, and alternatively, it violates section 1668 because it affects the public interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2003
• Published 11/12/2003

Judges

• KOLKEY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Pillsbury Winthrop, Greg L. Johnson, John S. Poulos, Sacramento, and Christopher R. Rodriguez for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, James M. Humes, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Thomas R. Yanger, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Barbara Haukedalen, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendants and Respondents.