Legal Opinion
Thornburg v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 29, 2006No. D045247PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BENKE, J.
Real party in interest Bactes Imaging Solutions, Inc. (Bactes), entered into an agreement with a hospital under which Bactes agreed to respond to patient requests for copies of their medical records. Under the terms of the agreement, upon receipt of a records request from a patient the hospital agreed to provide the patient’s records to Bactes and Bactes agreed to make copies of the records and provide the copies to the patient or his or her attorney.
By its express terms, Evidence Code 1 section 1158 limits the amount health care providers may charge for copying patient…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gruenberg v. Aetna InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Applied Equipment Corp. v. Litton Saudi Arabia Ltd.California Supreme Court · 1994
- McCall v. PacifiCare of California, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2001
- Hassan v. Mercy American River HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
- Wise v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
- People v. MaysCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
- Nicodemus v. Saint Francis Memorial Hospital CA1/4California Court of Appeal · 2016
- Wofford v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
- Thornburg v. EL CENTRO REGIONAL MED. CENTERCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
- Maher v. County of AlamedaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
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