# Sanchez v. Kern Emergency Medical Transportation Corp.

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/sanchez/

California Court of Appeal, 2017. 8 Cal.App.5th 146, p. 168.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

The court recognized that wrongful conduct can worsen a health condition a person already had.

## Limits

You still need proof of the added harm and its cause. Prior symptoms are not automatically part of a new claim.

## Opinion

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4345597/sanchez-v-kern-emergency-medical-transportation-corp/