FRAUSTO v. YAKIMA HMA, LLC

No. 93312-0.

393 P.3d 776 (2017)

Rudy FRAUSTO, Appellant, v. YAKIMA HMA, LLC, a Washington State Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: April 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Favian Valencia , Sunlight Law, PLLC, 402 E. Yakima Ave., Ste. 730, Yakima, WA, 98901-2787, for Appellant.

Jerome R. Aiken , Sean McKenna Worley , Meyer, Fluegge & Tenney, P.S., P.O. Box 22680, 230 S. 2nd St., Yakima, WA, 98907-2680, for Respondent.

Stewart Andrew Estes , Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., 800 Fifth Ave., Ste. 4141, Seattle, WA, 98104-3175, Rhianna Marie Fronapfel , Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., 601 Union St., Ste. 1500, Seattle, WA, 98101-1363, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Gregory Mann Miller , Carney Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Ave., Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, Melissa Jean Cunningham , Physicians Insurance, 1301 2nd Ave., Ste. 2700, Seattle, WA, 98101-3803, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Medical Association.

Gregory Mann Miller , Carney Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Ave., Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, Melissa Jean Cunningham , Physicians Insurance, 1301 2nd Ave., Ste. 2700, Seattle, WA, 98101-3803, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wash. Chapter Washington Academy of Family Physicians.

Gregory Mann Miller , Carney Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Ave., Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, Melissa Jean Cunningham , Physicians Insurance, 1301 2nd Ave., Ste. 2700, Seattle, WA, 98101-3803, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of American College of Emergency Physicians.

Gregory Mann Miller , Carney Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Ave., Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, Melissa Jean Cunningham , Physicians Insurance, 1301 2nd Ave., Ste. 2700, Seattle, WA, 98101-3803, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Medical Association.

Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, Valerie Davis Mcomie , Attorney at Law, 4549 N.W. Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.


¶ 1 The sole issue in this case is whether advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) are per se disqualified from testifying on proximate cause in a medical negligence case. For the reasons discussed below, we hold that ARNPs may be qualified to testify regarding causation in a medical malpractice case if the trial court determines...

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