Legal Opinion
Conte v. Girard Orthopaedic Surgeons Medical Group, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 18, 2003No. D040023PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KREMER, P. J.
Plaintiff Jeffrey Conte appeals a judgment after jury trial favoring defendants Girard Orthopaedic Surgeons Medical Group, Inc., and Michael P. Kimball, M.D. (together Girard), on his complaint for medical battery and medical malpractice. Conte contends the trial court erred in granting a nonsuit on his medical battery cause of action. We affirm the judgment.
Facts
We present the evidence in the light most favorable to Conte.
On August 11, 1999, Conte, then 27 years old, injured his right shoulder in a motorcross bike accident. The pain was excruciating and he could not move…
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