CHRISTIAN v. TOHMEH

No. 32578-4-III.

366 P.3d 16 (2015)

191 Wn. App. 709

Diane CHRISTIAN and Casey Christian, wife and husband, v. Antoine TOHMEH, M.D., and "Jane Doe" Tohmeh, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; Providence Health Care, a Washington business entity and health care provider; Holy Family Hospital, a Washington business entity and health care provider; Orthopaedic Specialty Clinic of Spokane, PLLC, a Washington business entity and health care provider; and Does 1-5, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

Filed December 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Jon Riccelli , Attorney at Law, Bruce E. Cox , Law Office of Michael J. Riccelli, P.S., Spokane, WA, for Appellants.

Carole Lynne Rolando , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Defendants.

James B. King , Christopher Joseph Kerley , Markus William Louvier , Evans Craven & Lackie P.S., Spokane, WA, for Respondents.


¶ 1 We face again the question of whether a patient presented essential expert testimony to defeat her physician's summary judgment motion in a case in which the patient claims a lost chance of a better outcome because of an alleged breach in the standard of care by the physician. The patient in our appeal also pleads the tort of...

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