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OJEDA v. SHARP CABRILLO HOSPITAL

Docket No. D012726.

8 Cal.App.4th 1 (1992)

10 Cal. Rptr.2d 230

FRANCES R. OJEDA, a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SHARP CABRILLO HOSPITAL, Defendant; MEDICAL QUALITY FOUNDATION, Movant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

July 16, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Olins, Foerster & Siegel, Dennis J. Hayes and Douglas F. Olins for Movant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Sparber, Ferguson, Naumann, Ponder & Ryan, William H. Naumann and Daniel F. Morrin as Amici Curiae upon the request of the Court of Appeal. Horvitz & Levy, S. Thomas Todd, David S. Ettinger, Hassard, Bonnington, Rogers & Huber, David E. Willett, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Martin Stein, Robert A. Olson, Donald B. McCaw, Kurt W. Melchior, Jerome Sapiro, Jr., Miller, Ewald, Monson, Hoshaw & Schechter and Timothy P. Kindelan as Amici Curiae.

OPINION

WIENER, J.

As modern litigation becomes increasingly complex, lawyers are routinely called upon to obtain, understand and utilize specialized expertise in order to effectively evaluate and litigate cases. When lawyers do not possess the expertise themselves, they must seek out others for assistance.

This appeal concerns how such expert assistance may properly be compensated. Can a plaintiff in a medical malpractice...

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