Sonora Regional Medical Center lawsuit 560
April 16th, 2012 
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Walker v. Sonora Regional Medical Center 202 Cal.App.4th 948 (2012) (5) Walker tested for cystic fibrosis gene, blood drawn at Sonora Regional, sent to outside lab. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer Results sent to Sonora Regional which sent it to Walker’s doctor, who failed to advise Walker of positive finding. Walker then became pregnant and child born with cystic fibrosis. Sonora Regional’s MSJ granted, affirmed. [1] Applying Rowland factors, hospital is under no duty to directly inform Walker of result, nor does it have a duty to adopt practices and procedures to ensure Walker would be informed, or a duty to format or highlight report’s positive finding. [2] Hospital’s duty depends on particular circumstances, and performing a single, discrete test is insufficient to “invoke the full panoply of hospital duties.” [3] No ostensible agency without showing doctor was employed by or closely connected with hospital. San Diego personal injury attorney