Supreme Court of California
COVENANT CARE, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (INCLAN), S098817
A plaintiff seeking heightened civil remedies under the Elder Abuse Act may ignore Code of Civil Procedure section 425.13's limitations on actions for damages arising out of professional negligence; those limitations were not meant to burden those who pursue the cause of abused elderly persons.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/25/2004
- Published 03/25/2004
Judges
- WERDEGAR, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of California
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Horvitz & Levy, Julie L. Woods, David S. Ettinger, Encino; Even, Crandall, Wade, Lowe & Gates, Randolph M. Even & Associates, Randolph M. Even, Woodland Hills and Stephanie Charles, North Hollywood, for Petitioners., Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Mark E. Reagan and Mark A. Johnson, Sacramento, for California Association of Health Facilities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, Paul A. Gordon, San Francisco, and Michelle L. Sullivan for California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Fred J. Hiestand, Sacramento, for Californians Allied for Patient Protection and the Civil Justice Association of California as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Thelen Reid & Priest, Curtis A. Cole, Kenneth R. Pedroza, Los Angeles, and E. Todd Chayet for California Medical Association, California Dental Association and California Healthcare Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Houck & Balisok, Russell S. Balisok, Steven Wilheim, Glendale, Patricia L. Canner; Law Office of Carol S. Jimenez and Carol S. Jimenez, Long Beach, for Real Parties in Interest., Wilkes & McHugh, Stephen M. Garcia, Burlingame, David T. Bamberger; Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson and Sharon J. Arkin, Newport Beach, for Consumer Attorneys of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest.
- For Appellees:
- No appearance for Respondent., Peter G. Lomhoff, Oakland, for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Respondent and Real Parties in Interest.