California Court of Appeal

In medical malpractice case involving injuries to paraplegic plaintiff during manipulation performed by chiropractor, motion for nonsuit in favor of defendant medical doctor is reversed where question of whether defendant had a duty to obtain plaintiff's informed consent was for jury to decide.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/11/2006
• Published 09/12/2006

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matison & Margolese, Vana Parker Margolese, Santa Monica, and Wayne Hunkins, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carroll, Kelly, Trotter, Franzen & McKenna, Richard D. Carroll and David P. Pruett, Long Beach, for Defendant and Respondent.