Legal Opinion
Lopez v. King
District Court, C.D. California
Decided February 7, 1983No. CV 82-4627-ERPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RAFEEDIE, District Judge.
This medical malpractice action is brought by the parents of Elizabeth Bautis-ta, now a two-year old child, who was allegedly injured by the negligence of the doctors and staff attending her birth on November 20, 1980. Plaintiffs, Etelbina Lopez aka Etelbina Bautista (the “mother”) and Tomas Bautista (referred to collectively as “plaintiffs”, or “the parents”) contend that the negligence of the defendants in misdiagnosing the mother’s pre-delivery condition and in mishandling the delivery process caused the child to suffer permanent brain damage. She…
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