BENNETT v. SEATTLE MENTAL HEALTH

No. 61811-3-I.

269 P.3d 1079 (2012)

166 Wn. App. 477

Tammy BENNETT, individually and as the personal representative of the Estate of Shawn Manning, a developmentallydisabled child, Appellant, v. SEATTLE MENTAL HEALTH, a health care provider; Dr. Meredith A. Fine, a health care provider; and Albertsons, Inc., a corporation doing business in the State of Washington, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John Turner Kugler, Turner Kugler Law, PLLC, Pamela Marie Andrews , Jenny M. Churas , Andrews Skinner PS, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


SCHINDLER, J.

¶ 1 Tammy Bennett sued Seattle Mental Health, Dr. Meredith A. Fine, and Albertsons, Inc. for the wrongful death of her 26-year-old developmentally disabled son Shawn Manning. Bennett challenges dismissal of her lawsuit for lack of standing under RCW 4.24.010. Bennett argues that parents of a developmentally disabled and legally incapacitated adult child should be treated in the same way as the parents of a minor child under the wrongful death statute...

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