Inland Empire Health Plan v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOLLENHORST, J.
This case concerns the tort liability of a public entity Medi-Cal health maintenance organization (HMO) and a private independent practice association (IPA) for injuries negligently inflicted on a plan member by contracting physicians. The causes of action are: (1) negligent credentialing; and (2) medical malpractice, alleging that (a) the physicians who caused the injury were ostensible agents of the defendants, and (b) the defendants were vicariously liable for the referring physician’s negligent referral to the physicians who caused the injury.
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