Newton v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPARKS, J.
In the published portion of this opinion we shall consider whether the parents of a child injured during childbirth stated a cause of action on their own behalf against a hospital and its doctors for negligent infliction of emotional distress. We hold that they did. In the unpublished portion we consider and resolve the statute of limitations issues in favor of plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered after the superior court sustained a demurrer to their first amended complaint for medical malpractice. In sustaining the demurrer the trial court held…
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- Ochoa v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
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