Kelly v. Moore
Filed 3/16/06 Kelly v. Moore CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
REBECCA KELLY et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CAROLINE R. MOORE et al., Defendants and Appellants. | E037068 (Super.Ct.No. MCV04574) OPINION |
APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Bert L. Swift, Judge. Affirmed.
Thelen Reid & Priest, Kenneth R. Pedroza, E. Todd Chayet; Elliot, Snyder & Reid, Michael R. Snyder, Jeffrey A. Walker and William R. Moffitt for Defendants and Appellants.
Winet, Patrick & Weaver and Catherine A. Gayer for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
A jury found defendants and appellants, Caroline R. Moore, M.D., and Palms Medical Clinic (hereafter referred to either individually by name or collectively as defendants), liable for the wrongful death of Alexandra Trent, the plaintiffs' mother, based on defendant Moore's negligent failure to diagnose or treat her breast cancer. Plaintiffs then moved to recover attorneys' fees and costs under Code of Civil Procedure section 2033, subdivision (o)[1] as a result of defendant Moore's failure to admit specified requests for admission (referred to by the parties as â€