Banga
Banga v. The Regents of the U. of Cal. CA1/5
Opinion
Opinion
Burns, J.
BACKGROUND
A. Banga filed her personal injury lawsuit in 2010 and had “medical legal evaluation[s]” of her hearing in 2012 and 2013. The tests were conducted by defendants Anga Lao, Au.D., and J. Andrew Dundas, Ph.D., in consultation with Banga’s treating physician Lawrence Lustig, M.D., who were all employees of defendant The Regents of the University of California (collectively, the Regents).
The first report indicated that Banga’s first set of tests (in April 2012) showed she had profound hearing loss and was not exaggerating her symptoms. After subsequent tests (in November 2012 and October 2013), the Regents reported that she only had moderate hearing loss and was exaggerating her symptoms. Banga’s attorney paid the Regents $2,632.20 for the April 2012 tests, $2,021.40 for the November 2012 tests, and $2,177.46 for the October 2013 tests.
Before she settled her personal injury action (in 2014), Banga underwent similar medical testing at Stanford Hospital, and thereafter received a report more favorable to her and her underlying lawsuit. Stanford’s report also included computerized data from the tests.