California Court of Appeal

In plaintiffs' suit against a hospital and physicians alleging a cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NEID), arising from their mother's surgery for a sigmoid colon resection, trial court's dismissal after sustaining a demurrer to plaintiffs' cause of action for NIED is affirmed as plaintiffs' allegation, that they were "experienced in the medical field and understood and appreciated the dangers faced by their mother" in the event remedial action was not taken, is insufficient to establish that plaintiffs knew and appreciated the medical circumstances affecting their mother.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/23/2010
• Published 08/23/2010

Judges

• PERREN

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven J. Renshaw, Fredrick M. Borges