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BROWN v. SNOHOMISH CY. PHYSICIANS CORP.

No. 59018-4.

120 Wn.2d 747 (1993)

845 P.2d 334

LOUANN BROWN, Individually and as Guardian, Petitioner, v. SNOHOMISH COUNTY PHYSICIANS CORPORATION, Respondent. DEBORAH HOGSETT, Petitioner, v. SNOHOMISH COUNTY PHYSICIANS CORPORATION, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 11, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oz Dire, for petitioner Brown.

Maria S. Diamond and Levinson, Friedman, Vhugen, Duggan & Bland, for petitioner Hogsett.

Robert B. Willoughby and Anderson Hunter Law Firm, for respondent.

Bryan P. Harnetiaux, Gary N. Bloom, and Robert K. Dawson on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae for petitioners.

William C. Smart and Leonard B. Barson on behalf of Health Care Contractors Amicus Group, amicus curiae for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

At issue in these consolidated cases is whether public policy is violated by health care service contract provisions which exclude coverage to the extent that benefits are available to the patient through underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. The Court of Appeals upheld the contract provisions. We reverse.

The facts of each case follow.

BROWN

On August 21, 1988, Ray Brown was riding a bicycle and suffered serious injuries...

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