Legal Opinion
Baker v. Sadick
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 12, 1984No. Civ. 28225PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, Acting P. J.
Dr. S. Paul Sadick appeals a judgment confirming an award of punitive damages following arbitration of Diana S. Baker’s medical malpractice claims against Sadick. The sole question presented for this court’s determination is whether an agreement providing for arbitration of “any” issue of medical malpractice authorizes the arbitrator to award punitive damages in arbitration of a medical malpractice claim. We affirm the award.
Facts
The facts giving rise to Baker’s medical malpractice claim are essentially not in dispute. In February 1980, Baker employed Sadick to…
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