JAHMANI STATEN ET AL VS. VIBRA HEALTHCARE, INC. DBA KENTFIELD HOSPITAL ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery Calendar on Tuesday August 5, 2025, Line 3. 1 - DEFENDANT 1125 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BOULEVARD OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, (ERRONEOUSLY SUED HEREIN AS VIBRA HEALTHCARE, INC.) DBA KENTFIELD HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO MOTION TO STRIKE COMPLAINT.

Defendant Vibra Healthcare, Inc.'s Motion to Strike is DENIED. Defendant's motion is focused on striking substantially all or material parts of Plaintiff Staten's third cause of action because the cause of action, Defendant contends, fails to state a cognizable claim. The court has found Plaintiff Staten's third cause of action states a cognizable claim. Further, because Plaintiff Staten's dependent adult abuse claim survives, Defendant's section 425.13 argument against the punitive damages request fails because section 425.13 does not apply to such dependent adult abuse claims. (See Covenant Care, Inc. v. Superior Court (2004) 32 Cal.4th 771, 783.) Thus, Defendant's motion to strike fails.

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