What factors are considered to determine whether a defendant in a medical malpractice action will default on the claim?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Lasalle v. Vogel, 248 Cal.Rptr.3d 263, 36 Cal.App.5th 127 (Cal. App. 2019):

The fourth factor is the unusual nature of the malpractice claim in this case. Some cases are suited for defaults: An impecunious debtor who is sued for an unquestionably meritorious debt may very well make a rational decision not to spend good money after bad by contesting the case. (See Ostling v. Loring (1994) 27 Cal.App.4th 1731, 1751, 33 Cal.Rptr.2d 391 [discussing dynamics bearing on whether a defendant might elect to default a given claim].) But this legal malpractice action covering the entirety of a family law action lies at the opposite end of the spectrum.

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