Panel Vacates Untimely Request For Punitives Against Plastic Surgery Clinic

(April 26, 2022, 12:46 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California appellate panel on April 22 vacated a trial court’s order allowing the survivors of a woman who died during surgery to amend their claims for medical malpractice and violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) to also seek punitive damages against plastic surgery provider after finding the amendment time-barred....