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Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Citations

  • 770 P.2d 182
  • 112 Wash. 2d 216

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding moving party carries initial burden of showing no genuine issue by arguing nonmoving party has a failure of proof concerning a necessary element of nonmoving party’s claim
  • explaining that the expert testimony must be provided by a provider possessing 9 equivalent skills and expertise as those of the defendant provider
  • explaining that a pharmacist is not competent to testify as to a prescribing physician’s standard of care regarding medication used for treatment
  • holding moving party carries initial burden of showing no genuine issue by arguing nonmoving party has a failure of proof concerning a necessary element of nonmoving party's claim
  • construing RCW 4.16.190 to allow indefinite time span for permanently incompetent person to sue is not absurd
  • giving the examples of \amputating the wrong limb or poking a patient in the eye while stitching a wound on the face\

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Judges: Utter, Dore, Callow, Brachtenbach, Dolliver, Pearson, Andersen, Durham

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Cites

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