CUEVAS v. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Nos. A143440, A144041.

11 Cal.App.5th 163 (2017)

BRIAN CUEVAS, a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Defendant and Appellant.

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

April 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horvitz & Levy, H. Thomas Watson , Karen M. Bray , Robert H. Wright ; Craddick, Candland & Conti, W. David Walker ; Mauro Lilling Naparty and Richard J. Montes for Defendant and Appellant.

Cole Pedroza, Curtis A. Cole and Matthew S. Levinson for California Medical Association, California Dental Association, and California Hospital Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Fred J. Hiestand for Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Alston & Bird, David Venderbush , Brian Boone ; California Chamber of Commerce, Heather Wallace ; U.S. Chamber Litigation Center and Janet Galeria for Chamber of Commerce of the United States as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland and Robert Olson for Association of Southern California Defense Counsel as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

The Veen Firm, William L. Veen , Elinor Leary ; and Alan Charles Dell'Ario for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

Plaintiff Brian Cuevas, through his guardian ad litem, brought an action for medical malpractice against defendant the County of Contra Costa, among others, arising out of injuries he sustained at birth. A jury awarded him $9,577,000 as the present cash value of his future medical and rehabilitation care expenses...

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