Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Desert Hospital District
California Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1989No. S001352PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, J.
We granted review in this case to determine whether a notice of intention to commence an action based upon a health care provider’s alleged professional negligence (Code Civ. Proc., § 364, subd. (a)) may activate the notice and defense-waiver provisions (Gov. Code, §§ 910.8, 911, 911.3) of the Tort Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 900 et seq.) (act). As explained below, we conclude that a public entity must treat a notice, such as the notice at issue here, that alerts it to the existence of a claim for monetary damages and an impending lawsuit but fails to comply substantially with…
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