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HERMANSON v. MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.

No. 97783-6.

475 P.3d 484 (2020)

Doug HERMANSON, an individual, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., a Washington Corporation d/b/a Tacoma General Hospital, Jane and John Does 1-10 and their marital communities comprised thereof, Petitioners/Cross-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed November 12, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary H. Spillane , Fain Anderson, et al., 701 5th Ave. Ste. 4750, Seattle, WA, 98104-7089, Daniel F. Mullin , Tracy A. Duany , Bryan Terry , Mullin, Allen & Steiner PLLC, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98104-3425, for Petitioners.

Dan'L Wayne Bridges , McGaughey Bridges Dunlap PLLC, 3131 Western Ave. Ste. 410, Seattle, WA, 98121-1036, for Respondent.

Michael F. Madden , David M. Norman , Bennett Bigelow & Leedom PS, 601 Union St. Ste. 1500, Seattle, WA, 98101-1363, for Amici Curiae Washington State Hospital Association, Washington State Medical Association, and 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 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, for Amicus Curiae Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.

¶ 1 This case considers the boundaries of the corporate attorney-client privilege and how it operates when in conflict with a plaintiff's physician-patient privilege. First, we are asked to determine whether the corporate attorney-client privilege allows a defendant hospital to have ex parte communications with a plaintiff's nonparty...

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