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California Court of Appeals
Jeffrey I. Ehrlich, Appeals Attorney
California Certified Appellate Lawyer
Smith v. Pacificare Behavioral Health (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 139.
Summary
Held that health insurers and HMOs in California were required to comply with California statutes that regulated the use of arbitration clauses in health-insurance contracts. Mr. Ehrlich later convinced other appellate courts to adopt the reasoning of Smith, in Imbler v. PacifiCare of California (2002) 103 Cal.App.4th 567, and Zolezzi v. PacifiCare of California (2003) 105 Cal.App.4th 573.