ANG v. MARTIN

No. 74698-2.

114 P.3d 637 (2005)

154 Wash.2d 477

Jessy A. ANG, M.D., and Editha A. Ang, husband and wife; and Evergreen Medical Panel, Inc., a Washington corporation, Petitioners, v. Michael G. MARTIN and Jane Doe Martin, his wife, and the marital community comprised thereof; and Richard Hansen and Jane Doe Hansen, his wife, and the marital community comprised thereof, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided June 23, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Gould, Seattle, for Petitioners.

Sam Breazeale Franklin, Marc Rosenberg, Lee Smart Cook Martin & Patterson, Seattle, Christopher Holm Howard, David R. Ebel, M Owen Gabrielson, Holland Knight LLP, Seattle, for Respondents.


OWENS, J.

¶ 1 We are asked to determine whether plaintiffs in a malpractice action against their former criminal defense attorneys were properly required to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that they were actually innocent of the underlying criminal charges. The Court of Appeals concluded that, as an element of their negligence claim, plaintiffs were required "to prove innocence in fact and not merely...

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