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HILL v. SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER

No. 25583-2-III.

177 P.3d 1152 (2008)

John ["Jack"] HILL, Individually, and Janice Smith-hill, Individually, and the Marital Community Comprised of Jack Hill and Janice Smith—Hill, Appellants, v. SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER; Judy A. Benson, M.D.; Judy G. Swanson, M.D.; Bryce Andrus, M.D.; Louise Harder, M.D.; Klaus Gottlieb, M.D.; Klaus Gottlieb, M.D., P.L.L.C., Respondents, Timothy Lovell, M.D.; Rockwood Clinic; Benjamin M. Muir, M.D.; Robert, J. Westlake, Pac; And Steven L. Pugh, M.D., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

February 26, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Crotty, Attorney at Law, Matthew John Zuchetto, Darrell W. Scott, The Scott Law Group, P.S., Spokane, WA, for Appellants.

Brian T. Rekofke, Benjamin Sanford Coleman, Attorney at Law, Carole Lynne Rolando, Attorney at Law, Keith D. Brown, Geana Mae Van Dessel, Witherspoon Kelley Davenport & Toole PS, Spokane, WA, Pamela A. Okano, Michael Neil Budelsky, Reed McClure, Mary H. Spillane, William Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

SWEENEY, C.J.

¶ 1 This is a medical malpractice case. The court concluded that the plaintiffs failed to show the necessary qualifications of their experts and that the plaintiffs' affidavits were not sufficient to show a causal relationship between any breaches of the duty of care and the plaintiffs' injury. We conclude that the plaintiffs have met their threshold burden of producing sufficient evidence. And we reverse the summary dismissal of their complaint...

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