NIELSON v. SPANAWAY GEN. MEDICAL CLINIC

No. 19427-9-II.

931 P.2d 931 (1997)

85 Wash.App. 249

Christina NIELSON, By and Through her Guardian ad Litem, Bradley NIELSON and Stacey Nielson, husband and wife, Appellants, v. SPANAWAY GENERAL MEDICAL CLINIC, INC., a Corporation; General Medical Clinics; and Karel Pokorny, M.D. and Jane Doe Pokorny, his wife, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

February 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Taylor Lopez, Lopez & Fantel, Seattle, for appellants.

Stephen L. Henley, Lee Smart Cook Martin & Patterson, Seattle, for respondents.


BRIDGEWATER, Judge.

Christina Nielson and her parents, Bradley and Stacey Nielson, (Nielsons) appeal the order of partial summary judgment that precludes them from relitigating damages based upon a prior adjudication awarding damages in federal court. We hold that collateral estoppel applies and that they are precluded from relitigating the issue of damages in state court. We affirm.

After Christina, a minor, suffered...

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