MILLER v. JACOBY

No. 43725-9-I.

6 P.3d 1204 (2000)

Mary Lou MILLER, an individual, Appellant, v. Karny JACOBY, M.D., and John Doe Jacoby, wife and husband, and the marital community composed thereof; Robert C. Ireton, M.D., and Jane Doe Ireton, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; and Northwest Hospital, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus B. Nash, Stafford, Frey & Cooper, Seattle, for Appellant.

Sherry H. Rogers, Marilee C. Erickson, Reed McClure, Katherine W. Brindley, Seattle, Lory R. Lybeck, Kara R. Masters, Mercer Island, for Respondents.


COLEMAN, J.

Mary Lou Miller sued two physicians and their employer for medical malpractice when a portion of a Penrose drain remained in her body following surgery. The drain was deliberately placed in the surgical wound to facilitate postoperative healing but was not completely removed before the patient was discharged. Miller offered no expert testimony to prove that the physicians' actions were negligent. After carefully reviewing the facts presented in this case...

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