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· 3/1/2001

Colwell v. Holy Family Hosp.

Citations

  • 15 P.3d 210

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding \a medical doctor must still generally connect [the decedent's] death to the alleged nursing deficiencies\
  • reviewing for abuse of discretion a ruling on untimely evidence filed after the summary judgment hearing (overlooking Folsom and citing Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wn.2d 431, 439, 5 P.3d 1265 (2000) (considering evidence admissibility outside the summary judgment context))
  • reviewing for abuse of discretion a ruling on untimely evidence filed after the summary judgment hearing (overlooking Folsom and citing Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wn.2d 431, 439,5 P.3d 1265 (2000) (considering evidence admissibility outside the summary judgment context»
  • trial court properly declined to consider evidence that party did not properly submit and did not mention in oral argument
  • nurse not qualified to testify on the element of causation in a medical malpractice case; testimony from a licensed physician was essential on the issue of causation
  • nurse not qualified to testify on the element of causation in a medical malpractice case; testimony from a licensed physician was essential on the issue of causation

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Judges: Brown

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