California Supreme Court
Oct. 4, 2012
Justices debate procedural requirements for suing public entities
The attorney for a woman who wants to be allowed to pursue her lawsuit against a county hospital after failing to submit her claims with the correct government officials encountered skepticism at a state Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Conrad Rushing, presiding justice of the 6th District Court of Appeal, probably would have appreciated the chance to explain his ruling on California's substantial compliance doctrine before the state Supreme Court Tuesday.
Instead, that task was left to a lawyer, who struggled at times to explain why a plaintiff should be allowed to pursue her lawsuit against a county hospital afte...
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