Legal Opinion
Medical Staff of Doctors Medical Center v. Kamil
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 8, 2005No. B179237PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, P. J.
A service agreement between a medical group and an insurance provider requires arbitration of any dispute “concerning the terms of [the] [agreement.” The insurance provider seeks to terminate the agreement because of alleged inadequate performance by the medical group. The insurance provider issues press releases that allegedly defame the medical group.
Although the dispute may have given rise to the alleged defamation, the broad arbitration clause has boundaries. It does not apply to the medical group’s defamation action against the insurance provider. Defendants appeal…
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