SHELLENBARGER v. BRIGMAN

No. 23927-2-II.

3 P.3d 211 (2000)

101 Wash.App. 339

Gerald A. SHELLENBARGER and Carol J. Shellenbarger, husband and wife, Appellants, v. Lance BRIGMAN; Richard Kirkpatrick; and Internal Medicine Clinic of Longview, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

June 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Felix G. Luna, Robert D. Leinbach, Leonard J. Feldman, Peter Anthony Danelo, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Seattle, for Appellants.

Lory Ray Lybeck, Mercer Island, Lindsey Harris Hughes, Hallmark, Keating & Abbott, P.C., Portland, OR, for Respondents.


ARMSTRONG, C.J.

Gerald Shellenbarger, who was exposed to asbestos while working at Longview Fibre Company, sued two of his physicians for medical negligence and failure to secure his informed consent.1 Shellenbarger alleged that the defendants failed to diagnose and treat his lung disease in its early stages. As a result, Shellenbarger claimed that he lost the opportunity to slow the progress of the disease. The two physicians moved for...

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