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PATRICIA C. v. MARK D.

Docket No. A055093.

12 Cal.App.4th 1211 (1993)

16 Cal. Rptr.2d 71

PATRICIA C., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. MARK D., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

January 27, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Patricia A. Gray and Michael W. Milward for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Vogel & Meredith, Samuel E. Meredith and Janet Brayer for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

KING, J.

In this case we hold that in a medical malpractice action claiming injury and damages from psychologist-patient sexual contact, the trial court has discretion to admit evidence of plaintiff's sexual history for the purpose of determining proximate cause, but only to the limited extent the history is relevant and its probative value outweighs its prejudicial effect.

I. BACKGROUND

Patricia C. appeals...

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