VILLALPANDO v. DHHA

No. 05CA2752.

181 P.3d 357 (2007)

Esperanza VILLALPANDO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY; Simon Shakar, M.D.; Paul Suri, M.D.; Kathy Thigpen, M.D.; and Eugenia Carroll, M.D., Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. VI.

Certiorari Denied April 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith & Schaffer, P.C., Peter J. Schaffer, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Pryor Johnson Carney Karr Nixon, P.C., Scott S. Nixon, Elizabeth C. Moran, Greenwood Village, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellee Denver Health and Hospital Authority.

Montgomery Little Soran Murray & Kuhn, P.C., Kevin J. Kuhn, Kara Knowles, Greenwood Village, Colorado, for Defendants-Appellees Simon Shakar, M.D., Paul Suri, M.D., Kathy Thigpen, M.D., and Eugenia Carroll, M.D.


Opinion by Judge FURMAN.

In this wrongful death action, plaintiff, Esperanza Villalpando, as surviving spouse and personal representative of the estate of Jesus Villalpando, appeals (1) the district court's judgment in favor of defendants, Drs. Simon Shakar, Paul Suri, Kathy Thigpen, Eugenia Carroll (collectively physicians), and Denver Health and Hospital Authority (DHHA), and (2) the award of attorney fees pursuant to section 13-17-201, C.R.S.2007. We affirm.

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