Legal Opinion
Wang v. Heck
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 25, 2012No. B228191PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLHITE, J.
Appellants Gang Wang and Xiaofen Wang were critically injured when they were struck by a car being driven by Amr Sarieh, who suffered an epileptic seizure and lost consciousness. Appellants filed a complaint against Sarieh’s neurologist, Christianne N. Heck, M.D. (Heck), and Heck’s employer, the University of Southern California (USC) (collectively, respondents).1 The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of respondents on the basis that Heck’s communication to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) that Sarieh’s epilepsy did not affect his ability to drive safely…
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