ORTEGA v. COLORADO PERMANENTE GROUP, P.C.

No. 10SA373.

265 P.3d 444 (2011)

In re Ernest ORTEGA, Plaintiff v. COLORADO PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, P.C.; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado; and David Lieuwen, M.D., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 5, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leventhal, Brown & Puga, P.C., Jim Leventhal , Molly L. Greenblatt , Benjamin I. Sachs , David P. Mason , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Martin Conklin, P.C., John L. Conklin , Amy K. Cardone , Denver, Colorado, Pryor Johnson Carney Karr Nixon, P.C., Elizabeth C. Moran , Greenwood Village, Colorado, Attorneys for Defendants.

Office of University Counsel, Patrick T. O'Rourke , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae the Regents of the University of Colorado.

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, John A. Francis , Richard P. Holme , Lisa Edwards Rothrock , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae HCA-HealthONE LLC.

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Andrew M. Low , Richard P. Holme , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Copic Insurance Company.

Hershey Skinner, LLC, Kari M. Hershey , Littleton, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae the Colorado Medical Society.


Justice RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This original proceeding arises out of a medical malpractice case currently pending in the Denver district court. Plaintiff Ernest Ortega has sued defendants Dr. David Lieuwen and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado ("Kaiser") for malpractice based on what he alleges to have been negligent medical treatment given to him on September 28, 2007 and October 2, 2007. Ortega seeks relief from a trial court order denying...

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