Aldana v. Stillwagon

          Review Denied October 26, 2016

         [205 Cal.Rptr.3d 720] Superior Court County of Ventura, Vincent J. O’Neill, Jr., Judge. (Super. Ct. No. 56-2013-00440994-CU-PA-VTA) (Ventura County).

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         COUNSEL

         Law Office of Herb Fox, Herb Fox, Los Angeles; and Katherine Lipel for Plaintiff and Appellant.

         Loskamp & Wohlgemuth and Edwin K. Loskamp, Ventura, for Defendant and Respondent.

         OPINION

         PERREN, J.

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          INTRODUCTION

          Mike Stillwagon, a paramedic supervisor, was driving his employer’s pickup truck. He was en route to the location of an injured fall victim to supervise the responding emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and, if necessary, provide assistance. At an intersection in Oxnard, he collided with a vehicle being driven by Gerardo Aldana. A year and a half later, Aldana sued him for negligence.

         The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) limits the time to file suit against a health care provider for professional negligence to one year ...