Andalon v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, J.
Petitioners, Ryan (the child), Ruth (the mother), and Adolph (the father), brought suit against real party in interest (the defendant) alleging that his medical malpractice, in providing prenatal care to Ruth, resulted *604in the unwanted birth of Ryan, who is afflicted with Down’s Syndrome.1 The defendant sought to resolve, by partial summary judgment (now, called a summary adjudication of issues), the legal measure of damages: to establish that the child may not recover for lost earning capacity: that neither the child nor the parents may recover general damages: that the…
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