California Court of Appeal

In an action involving claims of medical malpractice and battery against defendant-neurosurgeon, judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where the trial court erred in: 1) prohibiting discovery on the tolling of the statute of limitations for days which defendant was out of the state; and 2) sustaining defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's action for battery on grounds that defendant did not intent to operate beyond plaintiff's consent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/29/2008
• Published 04/29/2008

Judges

• RUBIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• The Meenan Lariviere Law Firm and Kevin Meenan, Pasadena, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law + Brandmeyer, Kent T. Brandmeyer, and David J. Ozeran, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.