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BRECKENRIDGE v. VALLEY GENERAL HOSP.

No. 73481-0.

75 P.3d 944 (2003)

150 Wash.2d 197

Lynda BRECKENRIDGE, Petitioner, Steven D. Uberti, as Guardian ad Litem of Angel Breckenridge and Brandy Breckenridge, minors; and Stephanie Gitts, Plaintiffs, v. VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL and Snohomish County Public District Hospital # 1 d/b/a Valley General Hospital; "John Doe" M.D. and "Jane Doe," husband and wife, Defendants, Tomas Nowak, M.D. and "Jane Doe" Nowak, husband and wife, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 4, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brewe Layman PS, Karen Moore, Sabrina Layman, Everett; Messina Bulzomi Law Firm, John Mesina, Cynthia Morgan, Tacoma, for Petitioner.

Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Mary Spillane, Margaret Sundberg, Seattle, for Respondents.

BRIDGE, J.

Lynda Breckenridge was examined by Dr. Thomas Nowak in the emergency room for a severe headache. She later suffered a massive aneurysm in the occipital area of her brain. She then sued Dr. Nowak, maintaining that Nowak should have ordered a CT (computerized tomography) scan to rule out the possibility of a sentinel bleed, which often precedes a more devastating rupture.1

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