PELTON v. TRI-STATE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 10790-6-III.

66 Wn. App. 350 (1992)

831 P.2d 1147

STEPHEN D. PELTON, ET AL, Appellants, v. TRI-STATE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

July 7, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene G. Schuster and Critchlow, Williams, Schuster, Malone & Skawbania (Danny Radakovich, of counsel), for appellants.

David A. Gittins and Little, Pike & Gittins; Dan W. Keefe, Christopher J. Kerley, and Keefe, King & Bowman; William D. Symmes, Brian T. Rekofke, and Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, P.S., for respondents.


MUNSON, J.

In this medical negligence action alleging injuries caused by birth trauma, the trial court granted the doctors' and hospital's joint motion for summary judgment of dismissal, finding the Peltons failed to meet their burden of raising a genuine causation issue based on reasonable medical certainty. The Peltons appeal; we affirm.

Following a normal pregnancy attended by George D. Oh, M.D., and John S. Dunlop, M.D., Charlene Pelton entered Tri-State...

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