Supreme Court of California

In an action for negligence and negligent misrepresentation, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff cannot prove defendant breached its duty to her in its handling and treatment of the donated cadaver; and 2) plaintiff failed to identify any false representations made to her, or that she relied on the alleged misrepresentations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/06/2009
• Published 04/06/2009

Judges

• BAXTER, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mahoney & Soll, Paul M. Mahoney and Richard A. Soll, Claremont, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marlin & Saltzman, Louis M. Marlin, Dale A. Anderson, Alan S. Lazar and Lynn P. Whitlock, Irvine, for Defendant and Respondent., O'Melveny & Myers, Richard B. Goetz, Sabrina H. Strong and Carlos M. Lazatin, Los Angeles, for DePuy Mitek, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.