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DOAN v. BANNER HEALTH, INC.

Supreme Court No. S-16322.

442 P.3d 706 (2019)

Nixola Jean DOAN, Petitioner, v. BANNER HEALTH, INC., d/b/a Fairbanks Memorial Hospital; Northern Hospital Association, LLC; James W. Cagle, D.O.; Golden Heart Emergency Physicians; Faye Lee, M.D.; Interior Aids Association/Project Special Delivery; and Nicole Fliss, M.D., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

May 31, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sandra K. Rolfe and Galen Cook , Stepovich & Vacura Law Office, Fairbanks, for Petitioner.

John J. Tiemessen , Clapp Peterson Tiemessen Thorsness & Johnson, LLC, Fairbanks, for Respondents Northern Hospital Association; James W. Cagle, D.O.; Golden Heart Emergency Physicians; and Faye Lee, M.D.

No appearance by Respondents Banner Health, Inc., d/b/a Fairbanks Memorial Hospital; Interior Aids Association/Project Special Delivery; or Nicole Fliss, M.D.

Before: Stowers, Chief Justice, Winfree, Maassen, Bolger, and Carney, Justices.

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

A mother was in the hospital waiting area when her daughter died. The mother sued a number of medical care providers for wrongful death and medical malpractice, as well as for the emotional distress she suffered upon seeing her daughter's body. The superior court dismissed the mother...

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