Legal Opinion
Williams v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 27, 1994No. D020709PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BENKE, J.
In this proceeding we are asked to determine whether Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 425.13, which governs inclusion of a punitive damage claim in an action for professional negligence against a health care provider, applies. The underlying action was brought by Jenny S. Williams, a phlebotomist, allegedly injured while drawing blood from a violent patient at the San Diego Rehabilitation Institute (the Institute). Williams alleges the Institute knew of the patient’s violent tendencies of which it failed to warn her. Because we conclude any negligence attributable to the…
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