California Supreme Court
Aug. 25, 2012
State high court repudiates common law regarding release rules
The state Supreme Court on Thursday repudiated an old common law ruling regarding settlements not made in good faith, ruling a hospital must pay a nine-year-old boy who was permanently brain damaged as a baby millions of dollars in damages.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court on Thursday repudiated an old common law ruling that a settlement not made in good faith with one defendant automatically releases all other defendants from having to pay damages.
As a result, the court ruled a hospital is liable for millions of dollars in damages to a nine-year-old boy for brain damage he incurred as a baby. Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hospital, S192768. ...
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