Frisk

Filed 7/26/16 Frisk v. Cowan CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Amador) ----

TARA FRISK, C077975

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 10-CVC-06852)

v.

CATHERINE MARGARET COWAN,

Defendant and Appellant.

A jury found defendant Catherine Margaret Cowan liable in a personal injury action, and awarded plaintiff Tara Frisk $3,695,978.59 in compensatory and punitive damages, including $109,162.59 for past medical expenses and $1,084,457 for future medical expenses. Cowan appeals, contending the trial court prejudicially erred by (1) excluding her expert’s testimony regarding average payments accepted by medical providers as evidence of the reasonable value of medical services provided, and (2) permitting Frisk to…