Legal Opinion
Cuevas v. Contra Costa County
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 27, 2017No. A143440, A144041PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DONDERO,
Brian Cuevas, through his guardian ad litem, brought an action for medical malpractice against defendant, the County of Contra Costa, among others, arising out of injuries he sustained at birth. A jury awarded him $9,577,000 as the present cash value of his future medical and rehabilitation care expenses. Defendant appeals from the damages verdict, asserting, among other things, that the trial court erred in excluding evidence that health insurance benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (Pub.L. No. 111-148 (Mar. 23, 2010) 124 Stat. 119) would be…
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