Walker v. Bangs

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the fact that the expert witness was not licensed to practice in Washington should go to the weight, rather than the admissibility, of his testimony, assuming that the witness is otherwise qualified
• holding that the fact that the expert witness was not licensed to practice in Washington should go to the weight, ratherthan the admissibility, of his testimony, assuming that the witness is otherwise qualified
• stating that, “[i]f the reasons for admitting or excluding the opinion evidence are ‘fairly debatable’, the trial court’s exercise of discretion will not be reversed on appeal”
• finding the area of 20 maritime law to be an example of the kind of practice that requires specialized 1 knowledge, and therefore would necessitate expert witness testimony
• attorney not per se disqualified to testify as expert in legal malpractice action because not licensed in this state
• in legal malpractice action alleging negligence in conduct of personal injury claim, expert testimony is required to establish applicable standard of care

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Cited by

40 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Hizey v. Carpenter
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-06-04· cited 275×
• State v. Yates
  Washington Supreme Court· 2007-09-27· cited 217×
• State v. Sisouvanh
  Washington Supreme Court· 2012-10-18· cited 185×
• McKee v. American Home Products Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1989-11-30· cited 150×
• O'NEIL v. Bergan
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1982-10-21· cited 107×
• State v. Saintcalle
  Washington Supreme Court· 2013-08-01· cited 96×
• Dolan v. Galluzzo
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1979-10-19· cited 90×
• Lund v. Caple
  Washington Supreme Court· 1984-01-12· cited 62×
• Johnston-Forbes v. Matsunaga
  Washington Supreme Court· 2014-08-28· cited 57×
• Whaley v. State
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1998-03-30· cited 44×
• Taylor v. Bell
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2014-12-29· cited 42×
• State v. Flett
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1985-04-16· cited 37×
• Stangland v. Brock
  Washington Supreme Court· 1987-12-17· cited 36×
• Clark County Fire District No. 5 v. Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2014-04-24· cited 35×
• Keegan v. Grant County Public Utility District No. 2
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1983-03-17· cited 32×
• Bohn v. Johnson
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1985-07-23· cited 31×
• Transcraft, Inc. v. Galvin, Stalmack, Kirschner & Clark
  Seventh Circuit· 1994-11-14· cited 31×
• Max L. Wells Trust v. Grand Central Sauna & Hot Tub Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-08-26· cited 29×
• Pellino v. Brink's, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2011-11-07· cited 27×
• Hoffman v. Connall
  Washington Supreme Court· 1987-04-30· cited 23×

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki
  Supreme Court· 1946-05-20· cited 1,489×
• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn
  Supreme Court· 1953-12-07· cited 1,000×
• Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1960-05-16· cited 814×
• Alaska Steamship Co. v. Petterson
  Supreme Court· 1954-06-01· cited 356×
• Baker v. Beal
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1975-01-22· cited 61×
• Theobald v. Byers
  California Court of Appeal· 1961-06-19· cited 46×
• Cook, Flanagan & Berst v. Clausing
  Washington Supreme Court· 1968-03-21· cited 43×
• Hill v. C. & E. Constr. Co., Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1962-04-05· cited 39×
• Vogel v. Alaska Steamship Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1966-10-06· cited 33×
• Walters Ex Rel. Walters v. Hastings
  New Mexico Supreme Court· 1972-07-28· cited 32×
• Charles Dorf v. John J. Relles
  Seventh Circuit· 1966-01-13· cited 30×
• Goodell v. ITT-Federal Support Services, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1978-01-12· cited 26×
• Mad River Orchard Co. v. Krack Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1978-02-21· cited 22×
• Lynch v. Republic Publishing Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1952-04-24· cited 21×
• State v. Bailey
  Washington Supreme Court· 1967-05-04· cited 15×
• Scudero v. Todd Shipyards Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1963-10-10· cited 13×
• Woodruff v. Tomlin
  W.D. Tennessee· 1976-12-10· cited 10×
• Wilson v. Wright
  Washington Supreme Court· 1958-08-28· cited 8×