A summary of Southern California-related business litigation developments during the past week.

Cancer Patient Seeks Court-Ordered Treatment: A woman enrolled with the health maintenance organization Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest, sought an injunction against it for denying payment for the only form of treatment that may slow the spread of her terminal cancer. Lori Winters, 27, sought the federal court order because, according to the request, she was diagnosed in May with metastatic malignant melanoma and was told in August that she had two to three months to live. A specialist advised her that the only treatment would be an autologous bone marrow transplant, a procedure that calls for temporary removal of the bone marrow while the patient is given high doses of chemotherapy. Winters claims she requested the treatment, but on Oct. 12 Kaiser said it was not included in her coverage. Winters says she is unable to pay for the treatment herself. She is seeking an injunction against the refusal of treatment and a court order to require that Kaiser treat her cancer. (Case No. 90-5631. Filed Oct. 18, 1990.)