California Court of Appeal

Thornburg v. El Centro Reg'l Med. Ctr., D047004

Judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendant, in case where defendant charged $2 a page for copies of patients' medical records, is reversed as, by its terms, Evidence Code section 1158, limiting copy charges to no more than 10 cents a page for medical records, contemplates private enforcement by patients.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/22/2006
• Published 09/22/2006

Judges

• BENKE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Niddrie, Fish & Buchanan and Michael H. Fish, San Diego;  Huffman & Kostas and James C. Kostas, San Diego;  Law Offices of Sheldon A. Ostroff and Sheldon A. Ostroff, San Diego;  Law Offices of Barron Ramos and Barron Ramos, Del Mar, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Martha L. McGill;  DiCaro, Coppo & Popcke and Michael R. Popcke, Carlsbad, for Defendant and Respondent.