Stremfel v. Kalantar CA2/4
This is appellant Jordan Stremfel’s second medical negligence lawsuit against respondent Nader Kalantar, M.D., seeking compensation for an anoxic brain injury sustained on May 18, 2016. Dr. Kalantar performed a tonsillectomy on Stremfel on May 10, 2016, followed on May 18 by emergency surgery to correct a post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage, during which Dr. Kalantar performed a tracheostomy at the request of anesthesiologist Phillip K. Lau, M.D. In Stremfel’s prior suit, in which he named both Dr. Kalantar and Dr. Lau as defendants, Dr. Kalantar moved for summary judgment in reliance on evidence that he complied with the standard of care, including during the May 18 procedure. Without taking Dr. Lau’s deposition, Stremfel filed a notice of non-opposition to Dr. Kalantar’s motion for summary judgment. After entry of judgment in Dr. Kalantar’s favor, Stremfel deposed Dr. Lau, then relied on his testimony concerning the May 18 procedure in filing a motion for new trial, which was den
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