Sarun

Filed 12/15/14; pub. order 1/6/15 (see end of opn.)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

TONY SARUN, B251767

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC483764) v.

DIGNITY HEALTH,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Lee Smalley Edmon, Judge. Reversed and remanded. Law Offices of Barry L. Kramer, Barry L. Kramer; Strange & Carpenter, Barry R. Strange and Gretchen Carpenter, for Plaintiff and Appellant. Ogloza Fortney, Darius Ogloza, David Fortney and Brian D. Berry, for Defendant and Respondent. _________________________ Tony Sarun was uninsured when he received emergency healthcare services from a hospital owned and operated by Dignity Health. Upon admission Sarun signed an agreement to pay the hospital’s “full charges, unless other discounts apply.” The agreement explained uninsured patients might qualify for government aid programs or financial assistance from Dignity. After receiving an invoice for $23,487.90, which reflected a $7,871 “uninsured discount,” and without applying…