BENNETT v. SEATTLE MENTAL HEALTH

No. 61811-3-I.

208 P.3d 578 (2009)

Tammy BENNETT, Appellant, v. SEATTLE MENTAL HEALTH n/k/a Sound Mental Health, Dr. Meredith A. Fine, and Albertsons, Inc., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 1, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Moody, Anthony Darrow Shapiro, Martin Daniel McLean, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Pamela Marie Andrews, Jenny M. Churas, Johnson Andrews & Skinner, P.S., Seattle, WA, John Turner Kugler, Burgess Fitzer PS, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


SCHINDLER, C.J.

¶ 1 As a condition precedent to commencing an action alleging medical negligence against a health care provider, RCW 7.70.100(1) requires the claimant to give the health care provider at least 90 days notice of the intent to file suit. Under the plain language of RCW 7.70.100(1), if a claimant serves the notice within 90 days of the expiration of the statute of limitations, the claimant must wait until after the mandatory 90 day waiting period...

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