MESSENGER v. WHITEMARSH

No. 80639-4-I.

462 P.3d 861 (2020)

Monique MESSENGER and Kevin Messenger, wife and husband, individually and on behalf of their minor children, M.M., G.M., L.M., B.M., and Q.M., Appellants, v. Shannon L. WHITEMARSH, as Administrator-Personal Representative of the Estate of Bryan Donald Whitemarsh; and MultiCare Health System, a Washington nonprofit corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

FILED May 11, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Richard Cloud , Law Office of Douglas Cloud, 1008 Yakima Ave. Ste. 202, Tacoma, WA, 98405-4850, Philip Albert Talmadge , Aaron Paul Orheim , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2775 Harbor Ave. Sw. Unit. C, Seattle, WA, 98126-2168, for Appellants.

Daniel F. Mullin , Tracy A Duany , Mullin, Allen & Steiner PLLC, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98104-3425, Elizabeth Ann Leedom , Rhianna Marie Fronapfel , Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S., 601 Union St. Ste. 1500, Seattle, WA, 98101-1363, Howard Mark Goodfriend , Catherine Wright Smith , Smith Goodfriend PS, 1619 8th Ave. N. Seattle, WA, 98109-3007, for Respondents.


OPINION PUBLISHED IN PART

¶1 The Messenger family brought a medical malpractice suit against the estate of Bryan Whitemarsh, MD (Estate), and they also sued Whitemarsh's former employer, MultiCare Health System. The family claimed damages arising from a sexual relationship between Whitemarsh and his patient, Monique Messenger...

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