California Court of Appeal

In a wrongful death action claiming medical negligence, plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate directing the trial court to grant him summary judgment is granted where plaintiff-doctor did not owe the real parties in interest a duty of care as they were third parties foreign to the psychotherapeutic relationship at issue in the case, and there was no evidence plaintiff acted in bad faith or for reasons unrelated to necessary medical treatment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2009
• Published 04/09/2009

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols and Joel Bruce Douglas, Los Angeles, for Petitioner., Law Offices of Barry Novack, Barry B. Novack, Beverly Hills, and Jonathan Parrott for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearances for Respondent.