Ripley v. Lanzer

How courts have described this case

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

• rejecting spoliation argument that broken scalpel handle was discarded in bad faith in part because plaintiff’s lawsuit had not commenced and no request had been made to retain the handle
• no spoliation where testimony provides the same information offered by the evidence
• accident’s “ ‘occurrence is of itself sufficient to establish prima facie the fact of negligence on the part of the defendant, without further direct proof’ ” (quoting Metro. Mort. & Sec. Co. v. Wash. Water Power, 37 Wn. App. 241, 243, 679 P.2d 943 (1984))
• “Negligence and causation, like other facts, may of course be proved by circumstantial evidence.” “A res ipsa loquitur case is ~ “[R]es ipsa loquitur is a rule of evidence that allows an inference of negligence from circumstantial evidence to prove a defendant’s breach of duty where (1

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Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Curtis v. Lein
  Washington Supreme Court· 2010-09-16· cited 34×
• Tavai v. Walmart Stores, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2013-08-13· cited 26×
• Raymond Cook et ux v. Tarbert Logging, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2015-10-01· cited 23×
• Grove v. PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2013-10-28· cited 6×
• Raymond Grove v. Peacehealth St. Joseph's Hospital
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2013-10-28
• Seattle Tunnel Partners, V. Great Lakes Reinsurance (uk) Plc, Resps
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2023-04-10
• Est. of Essex v. Grant County Pub. Hosp. Dist. No. 1
  Washington Supreme Court· 2024-04-11
• Marjorie Carroll, Appellant/cr-respondents V. Akebono Brake Corporation, Respondent/cr-appellants
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2022-08-01

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Pedroza v. Bryant
  Washington Supreme Court· 1984-02-16· cited 194×
• Harris v. Groth
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-04-28· cited 144×
• Douglas v. Freeman
  Washington Supreme Court· 1991-08-15· cited 136×
• Henderson v. Tyrrell
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1996-03-14· cited 87×
• Zukowsky v. Brown
  Washington Supreme Court· 1971-09-02· cited 69×
• Hogland v. Klein
  Washington Supreme Court· 1956-07-03· cited 68×
• Pacheco v. Ames
  Washington Supreme Court· 2003-05-22· cited 46×
• Wagner Development, Inc. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1999-05-28· cited 38×
• Conrad v. Lakewood General Hospital
  Washington Supreme Court· 1966-02-03· cited 36×
• Covey v. Western Tank Lines, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1950-05-13· cited 30×
• Tinder v. Nordstrom, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1997-01-27· cited 30×
• State v. Bugai
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1981-08-17· cited 28×
• Miller v. Jacoby
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-10-18· cited 28×
• Schoening v. Grays Harbor Community Hospital
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1985-05-29· cited 21×
• Bauer v. White
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1999-05-13· cited 19×
• State v. Wilson
  Washington Supreme Court· 1969-02-13· cited 17×
• Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. v. Washington Water Power
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1984-04-03· cited 15×
• Wagner v. Deborah Heart & Lung Center
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1991-04-01· cited 13×
• Callahan v. Cho
  E.D. Virginia· 2006-07-06· cited 12×