Legal Opinion
Lake v. Lakewood Chiropractic Center
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 1993No. A060327PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MERRILL, Acting P. J.
Suzan Lake appeals from an order sustaining the demurrer of respondents Lakewood Chiropractic Center (Lakewood) and Phillis Hickman 1 to her second amended complaint without leave to amend, and the judgment of dismissal entered thereon. She contends that she was entitled to maintain this tort lawsuit for medical malpractice and damages even though in a previous workers’ compensation proceeding, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) had determined that the injury on which this lawsuit is based arose out of and occurred in the course of her employment with…
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