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SALGADO v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. S065021.

80 Cal.Rptr.2d 46 (1998)

19 Cal.4th 629

967 P.2d 585

Jabes SALGADO, a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing February 17, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel Hidalgo, Los Angeles, Rolando, Hidalgo, Tanke & Willemsen, Tony J. Tanke, Redwood City, and Gary L. Simms, San Francisco, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols, N. Denise Taylor, Paul F. Arentz, Los Angeles, Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Martin Stein, Kent L. Richland and Feris M. Greenberger, Beverly Hills, for Defendants and Appellants.

Daniel U. Smith, Cerritos, Mary E. Alexander, San Francisco, Bruce A. Broillet, Santa Monica, David S. Casey, Jr., El Cajon, Deborah David, Los Angeles, Douglas Devries, Sacramento, Laurence E. Drivon, Stockton, Thor Emblem, Escondido, Joseph F. Harbison III, Sacramento, Ian Herzog, Santa Monica, Steven J. Kleifield, Los Angeles, Harvey R. Levine, Fremont, Moses Lebovits, Los Angeles, Wayne McClean, Woodland Hills, David A. Rosen, Los Angeles, Leonard Sacks, Granada Hills, Chris Spagnoli, Robert B. Steinberg, Los Angeles, James C. Sturdevant, San Francisco, Lea-Ann Tratten, Rick Simons, Thomas G. Stolpman, Long Beach, William D. Turley, San Diego, Roland Wrinkle, Woodland Hills, Horvitz & Levy, Ellis J. Horvitz and S. Thomas Todd, Encino, as Amici Curiae.

MOSK, Justice.

This matter involves the application of Code of Civil Procedure section 667.7 and Civil Code section 3333.2, both of which were enacted as part of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). The former provision requires the superior court, at the request of either party, to order that an award for future damages exceeding $50,000 in an action against a health care provider be paid on a periodic basis rather than in a lump sum. The latter provision...

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