Am. Medical Response of Inland Empire v. County of San Bernardino

Filed 12/18/25; Certified for Publication 1/5/26 (order attached)

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE D085716

OF INLAND EMPIRE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. CIVSB2416492) v.

COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO et al.,

Defendants and Appellants,

CONSOLIDATED FIRE AGENCIES,

Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Bernardino, Jay H. Robinson, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Jordan Kearney, Devin M. Senelick and Erin Sclar for Defendants and Appellants County of San Bernardino, County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors, and Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency. Kingsley Bogard, Lindsay K. Moore; Wright, L’Estrange & Ergastolo, Andrew E. Schouten, Davin H. Kono and Erica L. Nolen for Real Party in Interest and Appellant Consolidated Fire Agencies. William L. Adams for amicus curiae on behalf of Appellants. Larson, Stephen G. Larson, Jonathan E. Phillips, Mehrunisa Ranjha, and Benjamin Falstein for Plaintiff and Respondent American Medical Response of Inland Empire.

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