Torts/Personal Injury,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 21, 2023
Lopez v. American Medical Response West expands MICRA to negligent driving?
In short, the opinion held that a non-patient passenger harmed by an EMT’s negligent driving was a professional negligence action subject to MICRA.
Benjamin T. Ikuta
Partner
Ikuta Hemesath LLP
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UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA
Benjamin focuses his practice in medical malpractice cases on the plaintiff side. He has successfully litigated many cases involving birth injury, delay in cancer diagnosis cases, and elder abuse based on neglect.
On March 15 Division 5 of the First District Court of Appeal filed its decision in Lopez v. American Medical Response West (Cal. Ct. App., Mar. 15, 2023, No. A161951) 2023 WL 2518511. While relatively short, the opinion has far-reaching consequences for not only medical malpractice litigants, but the personal injury realm at large. In short, the opinion held that a non-patient passenger harmed by an EMT's negligent driving was a professional negligence action s...
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