The California Supreme Court on Friday received the opening brief on the merits of a dispute over whether a worker can pursue a medical malpractice claim against a utilization review provider responsible for failing to warn him about the risks associated with the withdrawal from his psychotropic medications.
In January, the 4th District Court of Appeals determined that Kirk King could assert a potentially viable tort claim against a CompPartners physician for issuing a recommendation that authorization for his Klonopin prescription ought to be denied.
The 4th DCA specifically found...
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