Legal Opinion
Trantafello v. Medical Center of Tarzana
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 12, 1986No. B011506PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, J.
Plaintiff Arthur Trantafello brought this action for medical malpractice against defendants Kenneth Richland (who performed the surgery which is the subject of the suit), Seymour Gassner (who was present at the operation as an assistant surgeon), and the Medical Center of Tarzana (where the surgery was performed). The surgery was performed December 23, 1976; plaintiff filed his complaint September 14, 1981. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on the ground the action was barred by the three-year statute of limitations in Code of Civil Procedure…
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- Scherer v. MarkCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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