Legal Opinion
Oliveros v. County of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 28, 2004No. B163333PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARMSTRONG, J.
In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the trial court erred in denying the request of defendant County of Los Angeles (County) for a trial continuance due to the engagement of its attorney in another trial. We conclude that it did, and so reverse the judgment.
FACTS
Plaintiff Veronica Oliveros suffered a brain injury following open-heart surgery at Harbor General-UCLA Medical Center. Mrs. Oliveros and her husband, Jesus Oliveros (together, plaintiffs) filed the present action for medical malpractice, products liability, loss of services, and loss of consortium…
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