Legal Opinion
County of Contra Costa v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 3, 1996No. A070798PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REARDON, J.
In this case, we hold that an agreement to arbitrate between a plaintiff-patient and a defendant-health care provider does not bind a cross-complainant who was not a party to the agreement and who now seeks equitable indemnity from the health care provider.
I. Facts
The facts on appeal are undisputed. On November 16, 1993, pedestrian Darlene Bonanno crossed the Contra Costa County intersection of Pacheco *240Boulevard and De Normandie Way in order to reach a bus stop maintained by Central Contra Costa County Transit Authority. Bonanno—who was mentally retarded—was injured when…
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