Washington State medical malpractice lawyers Archives

Washington State Supreme Court Holds Hospitals Liable For Independent Contractor ER Doctors Negligence

June 21, 2024

The Supreme Court of the State of Washington stated in its Opinion filed on April 11, 2024: “A patient who goes to the emergency room, if conscious, is mostly concerned with getting care, not with untangling the contractual relationship between the hospital and the doctors who work there. And [...]

Washington Supreme Court Addresses Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

November 20, 2022

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases: The Supreme Court of the State of Washington (“Washington Supreme Court”) stated in its en banc opinion filed on August 18, 2022: “This case asks whether a patient who received negligent reproductive health care may r[...]

Washington Appellate Court Reverses Defense Summary Judgment In Hospital Malpractice Case Involving Death Of Two-Year-Old

June 29, 2022

The Court of Appeals of the State of Washington Division Three (“Washington Appellate Court”) held in its unpublished opinion filed on April 21, 2022 in a medical malpractice case involving the death of a two-year-old: “The Pittmans have produced ample evidence to overcome summary [...]

Washington Appellate Court Affirms Defense Medical Malpractice Verdict, Finding “No Guarantee” Jury Instruction Was Appropriate

March 30, 2021

A Washington medical malpractice plaintiff who was diagnosed with an Achilles tendon tear months after undergoing total knee replacement surgery by the defendant surgeon appealed a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, arguing, in part, that the trial court erred in proving the jury with the so-ca[...]

Washington Supreme Court Finds Part Of Medical Malpractice Law Unconstitutional

January 20, 2014

On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington (“Washington Supreme Court”) held that a Washington statute that eliminates tolling of the statute of limitations for minors in the context of medical malpractice claims is unconstitutional: “We hold that RCW 4.16.[...]

Appellate Court Decides Washington State Medical Malpractice Case Was Filed Too late

December 16, 2013

In its unreported opinion filed on December 5, 2013, the Court of Appeals of the State of Washington (“WA State Court of Appeals”) held in the case it was deciding that the statute of limitations period was neither tolled by a timely request for mediation by the medical malpractice plai[...]

Washington State $50M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Baby Born With Genetic Defect

December 12, 2013

On December 10, 2013, a King County, Washington State medical malpractice jury awarded $50 million to the parents of a child who was born with a rare genetic defect resulting in the now five-and-a-half-year-old child having an IQ between 50 and 70. The child’s physical disabilities prevent[...]

Washington State Verdict In Favor Of Manufacturer Of Da Vinci Surgical Robot

May 24, 2013

On May 23, 2013, a jury in Washington State rendered its verdict in favor of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (“Intuitive”), the manufacturer of the robotic surgery equipment known as the da Vinci Surgical System, after a five-week trial during which the plaintiff alleged that Intuitive was�[...]

Washington State Medical Malpractice Statistical Summary 2011

June 13, 2012

Earlier this month, the Office of Insurance Commissioner for Washington State issued its 2011 Medical Malpractice Statistical Summary for medical malpractice lawsuits that were resolved in Washington State between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011, as reported by attorneys. The attorneys were [...]

Medical Malpractice Cases In Washington State – Official Report

April 30, 2011

For the period from January, 2008 to December, 2009, indemnity payments to medical malpractice claimants in Washington State totaled $208.3 million for 857 claims, an average of $243,079 per paid claim. One large payment affected these figures. If that payment is removed, total paid indemnity p[...]

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