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LAM v. GLOBAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., P.S.

No. 54116-1-I.

111 P.3d 1258 (2005)

Khung Thi LAM, individually, and as personal representative of the estate of Cuong T. Dang, and as guardian ad litem of Andy Tuan Dang, a minor Appellant. v. GLOBAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., P.S., d/b/a Maritime Health Services, a Washington corporation; Raymond Jarris, M.D., and his marital community, and Dale Gowen, M.D., and his marital community, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 23, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Cowan, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Jerret E. Sale, Deborah Lynn Carstens, Shawn M. Yates, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

ELLINGTON, A.C.J.

¶ 1 Cuong Dang was a seaman employed on a fishing trawler. While the vessel was in the Bering Sea, Dang became ill. Ships' officers consulted physicians in Seattle for medical advice. Dang died aboard the trawler, and his widow brought this wrongful death action alleging medical negligence against the physicians and their employer, Global Medical Systems.

¶ 2 In this case of first impression in Washington, the principal issue is...

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