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3566 REVIEW DENIED In an action against a health care provider for terminating treatment of plaintiff and asking the plaintiff's HMO to transfer plaintiff to another provider because plaintiff had brought a medical malpractice suit against the provider, a claim for punitive damages requires leave of the court under CCP section 425.13; the termination of treatment and request for transfer does not violate the Unruh Act, the Cartwright Act, or the Unfair Competiton Law, but may result in liability for tortious interference with contract and negligence.
SCRIPPS CLINIC v SUPERIOR COURT (Termination of Treatment) 108 CA4 917 [See: CCP 425.13; CivC 51, 52; B&PC 16720; Quelimane v Stewart Title 19 C4 26, T/AT 10/98; Applied Equipment v Litton 7 C4 503, T/AT 5/94; Payton v Weaver 131 CA3 38; Hessians v Flanagans 86 CA4 833, T/AT 3/01; Cel-Tech v LA Cellular 20 C4 163, T/AT 5/99; Central Pathology v Superior Court 3 C4 181, T/AT 10/92]
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