California Court of Appeal
BENUN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (COUNTRY VILLA E., L.P.), B174606
The Code of Civil Procedure, section 340.5, three-year statute of limitations for actions for injury or death against health care providers, based upon professional negligence, is not the applicable statute of limitations in actions for elder abuse.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/19/2004
- Published 10/19/2004
Judges
- CURRY, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Berglund, Johnson & Sommer, Jerrie S. Weiss, and Andrina G. Hanson, Woodland Hills, for Petitioners., Morris, Polich & Purdy, David L. Brandon, Marc S. Katz, Richard H. Nakamura, Jr., Bryan Carney and Pamela A. Mixon, Los Angeles, for Real Parties in Interest Country Villa East, L.P., doing business as Country Villa Terrace Nursing Center, Eldon Teper, Reissman Family Trust, Joel Saltzburg, Edie Rowles, John Libby, Rachel C. Bennett, Anthony Pham and Country Villa Services Corp., doing business as Country Villa Health Services., Fonda & Fraser, Peter M. Fonda, Los Angeles, and Cecille L. Hester, for Real Party in Interest Payman Khorrami.
- For Appellees:
- No appearance for Respondent.