Greenberg v. Superior Court

Opinion

IKOLA, J.

In this tragic case, real parties in interest Denise Smith and her son, Brandon Smith (plaintiffs), sued petitioner Laurence Greenberg, a psychiatrist, for wrongful death due to medical negligence after petitioner’s patient shot and killed two members of plaintiffs’ immediate family. Brandon also sued petitioner for emotional distress. Petitioner moved for summary judgment, but the trial court denied his motion. Petitioner now seeks a writ of mandate directing the trial court to grant him summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, we grant the petition and issue the…