Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 13, 1979No. Civ. 20003PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAMURA, Acting P. J.
Petitioner seeks a writ of mandate to set aside an order compelling her to arbitrate a wrongful death claim for the death of her husband allegedly resulting from medical malpractice comhiitted by Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Southern California Permanente Medical Group (hereafter defendants). The trial court ruled that petitioner was bound by the arbitration provisions of the master contract of a Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (Kaiser Plan) in which decedent had enrolled himself and petitioner. We issued an alternative writ and order to show cause.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Madden v. Kaiser Foundation HospitalsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- In Re Estate of CoverCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
- Wheeler v. St. Joseph HospitalCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Freeman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- County of Contra Costa v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1996
- Flores v. Evergreen at San Diego, LLCCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
- Beynon v. Garden Grove Medical GroupCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Garrison v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
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