SMITH v. SHEWRY

No. B207305.

173 Cal.App.4th 1163 (2009)

___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___

JIM SMITH, as Special Administrator, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SANDRA SHEWRY as Director, etc., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

April 21, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Douglas M. Press, Assistant Attorney General, Leslie P. McElroy and Gala E. Dunn, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants.

Health Advocates, Aaron J. Leibovic and Stephen Crane for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

WILLHITE, Acting P. J.

INTRODUCTION

After being admitted to Stanford Medical Center (Stanford) for treatment of a terminal illness, Robert Darrough (Darrough) applied for Medi-Cal benefits and appointed a law firm, Health Advocates, LLP (Health Advocates), to represent him in all matters relating to that application. Following Darrough's death, his Medi-Cal application was denied. Health Advocates requested an administrative...

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