Salgado v. County of Los Angeles

Opinion

MOSK,

J. This matter involves the application of Code of Civil Procedure section 667.7 and Civil Code section 3333.2, both of which were enacted as part of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). The former provision requires the superior court, at the request of either party, to order that an award for future damages exceeding $50,000 in an action against a health care provider be paid on a periodic basis rather than in a lump sum. The latter provision places a cap of $250,000 on the liability of a health care provider, in an action based on professional negligence, for an…