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• California Statute Limiting Appeals of Medical Board Discipline Ruled Unconstitutional

• California Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Potvin case

• Court of Appeal Reaffirms Immunities for Medical Board Investigators

• Metropolitan Life petitions the California Supreme Court to overturn the Potvin decision

• Bad Faith Wrongful Termination Defined

• Investigation By Attorney Not Privileged

• Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Guz v. Bechtel

• Court Defines At-Will Employment

• $250,000 MICRA Limit Increased

• Courtesy Defense Entitled to Cumis Counsel

• Court of Appeal Says Letter to Billing Entity Is Not Valid Notice of Intent to Commence Litigation

• California Supreme Court Issues Opinion on Statute of Limitations

• Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Trial

• Vesting Rule in Health Plans Rejected By Court

• Hospital Lien Applies Only to Judgment, Not Settlement

• Court Allows Medi-Cal Lien Suit Against Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Attorney in Wrongful Life Case

• Medi-Cal Liens Preempted by Federal Law

• Intentional Tort Of Battery Not Governed By MICRA

• Children May Sue For Witnessing Malpractice to Parent

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