SHERMAN v. STATE

Nos. 61645-1; 61268-4.

128 Wn.2d 164 (1995)

905 P.2d 355

SCOTT SHERMAN, M.D., ET AL., Respondents, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL., Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by order January 31, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards, Sieh, Hathaway, Smith & Goodfriend, by Howard M. Goodfriend and Catherine Wright Smith; Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, by Patricia H. Wagner; Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, Narda D. Pierce, Solicitor General, and William L. Williams and William B. Collins, Assistants, for appellants.

Mary C. Kinerk and Laurie A. Kinerk, for respondents.


[As amended by order of the Supreme Court January 31, 1996.]

PEKELIS, J.

This appeal stems from the decision of the University of Washington School of Medicine (the University) to terminate Dr. Scott Sherman, Respondent, from its anesthesiology residency program. It is undisputed that Dr. Sherman became chemically dependent on anesthetic narcotics while a resident in the program. Following an incident that raised...

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