California Court of Appeal

In a suit alleging negligent medical care, the apportionment of damages between the defendants is reversed where the trial court improperly used a general verdict form which did not distinguish between medical negligence and informed consent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/06/2005
• Published 10/06/2005

Judges

• KRIEGLER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Howard A. Kapp and Howard A. Kapp, Beverly Hills, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thelen Reid & Priest, Curtis A. Cole, Fresno, and E. Todd Chayet;  Schmid & Voiles and Patrick Mayer for Defendants and Appellants Daniel S. Dunkelman and Cedars Towers Surgical Medical Group., Reback, McAndrews & Kjar, Robert C. Reback, Manhattan Beach, and Melanie Shornick for Defendant and Appellant Ricardo Navas.