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RIPLEY v. LANZER

No. 61952-7-I.

215 P.3d 1020 (2009)

Katherine Ann RIPLEY and Daniel Joseph Ripley, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof, Appellants, v. William LANZER, M.D.; John/Jane Doe, R.N.; King County Hospital District No. 2 d/b/a Evergreen Healthcare d/b/a Evergreen Medical Center Hospital; and Unknown John and Jane Does, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 14, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Albert Talmadge, Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld, Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, Tukwila, WA, George E. Kargianis, Kristen Leigh Fisher, Law Offices of George Kargianis, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Mary H. Spillane, William Kastner & Gibbs, Nancy C. Elliott, Dan J. Keefe, Seattle, WA, for Respondent William L. Lanzer, M.D.

Lee Miller Barns, McIntyre & Barns PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent King County Hospital.

COX, J.

¶ 1 Katherine and Daniel Ripley, husband and wife, appeal the summary dismissal of their medical malpractice claims against Dr. William Lanzer, M.D., and Evergreen Medical Center and its employees (collectively "Evergreen").1 Because the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies to their medical malpractice claims against Dr. Lanzer and Evergreen, the Ripleys were not required to provide expert medical testimony in response to...

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