Legal Opinion

Whatley-Miller v. Cooper

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 15, 2013No. B237335PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FLIER, J.

Thomas Miller died on December 8, 2006. On February 22, 2008, his widow, Susanne Whatley-Miller, and his two daughters, Holly Elizabeth Miller and April Ann Miller (collectively, plaintiffs), filed a complaint for medical negligence and wrongful death against Michael A. Stark, M.D., Collin Cooper, M.D., and Verdugo Hills Hospital. Plaintiffs dismissed the hospital defendant with prejudice prior to trial. In the first trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Dr. Stark but was unable to reach a verdict as to Dr. Cooper.

In a second trial, the jury returned a verdict for…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Denham v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Benach v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
  3. Carver v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. Elrod v. Oregon Cummins Diesel, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1987
  5. Habash v. L.A Pacific Center, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2012

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3Cited by18 opinions

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