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RUFFER v. ST. CABRINI HOSPITAL

No. 22962-1-I.

56 Wn. App. 625 (1990)

784 P.2d 1288

LOIS J. RUFFER, Appellant, v. ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL OF SEATTLE, Defendant, K. PETER KRETSCHMER, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

January 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan James Neiman, for appellant.

Dinah Pomeroy and Judith Constans, for respondents.

COLEMAN, C.J.

Lois Ruffer appeals from an order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing her medical malpractice claim of failure to obtain proper informed consent. Ruffer contends that the trial court erred in (1) granting summary judgment in light of the defendant's admissions, and (2) accepting the defendant's testimony regarding the probabilities of risk. We affirm.

This is a medical malpractice action in which the plaintiff, Lois Ruffer...

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