3788 Compliance with the Code of Civil Procedure section requiring leave of the court to assert a claim for punitive damages in an action for professional negligence against a health care provider is not required in an action under the Elder Abuse Act.CitationCOVENANT CARE v SUPERIOR COURT (Elder Abuse Puni's) 32 C4 771 [See: CivC 3333; CCP 425.13; W&IC 15600 etseq; Covenant Care v Superior Court (RevGrtd) 89 CA4 928, T/AT 7/01; Central Pathology v Superior Court 3 C4 181, T/AT 10/92; Delaney v Baker 20 C4 23, T/AT 4/99]
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