Duarte v. Chino Community Hospital
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McKINSTER Acting P. J.
The plaintiffs, the surviving family members of a woman who died from severe head injuries suffered in an automobile accident, sued the woman’s attending physician and hospital for damages for an allegedly negligent failure to either comply with the family’s request to terminate use of a respirator or to transfer the woman to a health care provider who would comply. The plaintiffs appeal from a defense verdict. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
Martha Duarte (Mrs. Duarte) suffered a broken neck in an automotive accident on June 3, 1991. She was taken to…
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