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SWANK v. VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

No. 93282-4.

398 P.3d 1108 (2017)

Donald R. SWANK, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Andrew F. Swank, and Patricia A. Swank, individually, Petitioners, v. VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, a Washington State non-profit corporation, Jim Puryear, individually, and Timothy F. Burns, M.D., individually, Respondents, Mike Heden and Derick Tabish, individually, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed July 6, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George M. Ahrend , Ahrend Law Firm PLLC, 100 E. Broadway Ave., Moses Lake, WA, 98837-1740, Mark Douglas Kamitomo , Collin Michael Harper , The Markam Group Inc., PS, 421 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 1060, Spokane, WA, 99201-0406, for Petitioners.

Edward Joseph Bruya , Eric Roche Byrd , Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., 717 W. Sprague Ave., Ste. 1202, Spokane, WA, 99201, Gregory Mann Miller , Carney Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Ave., Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, William Christopher Schroeder , Gerald Kobluk , KSB Litigation, P.S., 221 N. Wall St., Ste. 210, Spokane, WA, 99201-0824, Patrick Joseph Cronin , Winston & Cashatt, 601 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 1900, Spokane, WA, 99201-0695, Steven Robert Stocker , Bohrnsen Stocker Smith Luciani PLLC, 312 W. Sprague Ave., Spokane, WA, 99201-3711, for Respondents.

Stephen Michael Rummage , Douglas C. Ross , Rebecca J. Francis , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 3rd Ave., Ste. 2200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3045, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Medical Association.

Rebecca J. Francis , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 3rd Ave., Ste. 2200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3047, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Medical Association.

Douglas C. Ross , Rebecca J. Francis , Stephen Michael Rummage , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 3rd Ave., Ste. 2200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3045, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Oregon Medical Association.

Stephen Michael Rummage , Douglas C. Ross , Rebecca J. Francis , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 3rd Ave., Ste. 2200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3045, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Idaho 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.

Stephen Michael Rummage , Douglas C. Ross , Rebecca J. Francis , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 3rd Ave., Ste. 2200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3045, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Medical Association.

Stephen Michael Rummage , Douglas C. Ross , Rebecca J. Francis , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1201 3rd Ave., Ste. 2200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3045, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Idaho Academy of Family Physicians.

Stewart Andrew Estes , Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., 800 Fifth Ave., Ste. 4141, Seattle, WA, 98104-3175, Christopher Weldon Nicoll , Noah Jaffe , Nicoll Black & Feig PLLC, 1325 4th Ave., Ste. 1650, Seattle, WA, 98101-2506, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

William Christopher Schroeder , KSB Litigation, P.S., 221 N. Wall St., Ste. 210, Spokane, WA, 99201-0824, for Other Parties.

¶ 1 Andrew Swank (Drew) died from complications after contact with another player during a high school football game. Drew's parents sued Drew's school, the football coach, and Drew's doctor on behalf of his estate and individually. The trial court granted summary judgment against the Swanks on all claims, and the Court of Appeals...

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