DUMAS v. COONEY

Docket No. H006808.

235 Cal.App.3d 1593 (1991)

1 Cal. Rptr.2d 584

ELAINE DUMAS, as Special Administrator, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAVID COONEY et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

November 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Hinshaw, Winkler, Draa & Marsh, Edward A. Hinshaw, Tyler G. Draa and Gerhard O. Winkler for Defendants and Appellants.

Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, S. Thomas Todd and Sandra J. Smith as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

B.E. Bergesen III, Walkup, Shelby, Bastian, Melodia, Kelly, Echeverria & Link, Paul V. Melodia and Daniel J. Kelly for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

PREMO, J.

In a medical malpractice action predicated upon delayed diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff Kenneth Dumas and against defendants David Cooney, M.D. and Alfred Spivack, M.D. It awarded plaintiff damages of $321,400. The trial court entered judgment accordingly, and defendants appeal. Defendants contend that the...

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