Palm Medical and State Fund Present Arguments

The attorney representing Palm Medical Group quotes Thomas Jefferson to back up his argument that a San Francisco judge erred when he threw out a jury's verdict awarding $1.1 million to his client from State Compensation Insurance Fund. State Fund counters that allowing the jury verdict to stand would violate a fundamental principle that United States businesses are allowed to conduct their affairs as they see fit. The appellate briefs set the stage for a 1st District Court of Appeal decision that could have a broad impact on how large institutions such as State Fund and Blue Cross Calif...