Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 11, 2010No. D055396PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IRION, J.
Denisha Lawson was incarcerated in a community-based correctional facility operated by Center Point, Inc. (Center Point), where she resided with her infant daughter, Esperanza. Lawson and Esperanza, by and though her guardian ad litem, filed a lawsuit against the State of California (the State), Center Point, and employees of the State and Center Point, alleging that Esperanza sustained physical injury and Lawson experienced emotional distress when defendants failed to obtain medical treatment for Esperanza’s serious respiratory infection. Citing the governmental immunity set…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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