When the Connecticut plaintiff was in Seattle, Washington with her husband and adult children, preparing to embark on family cruise to Alaska, she tripped and fell on sidewalk near hotel. The defendant otolaryngologist, who was head of the otolaryngology head and neck surgery department of the defendant hospital, advised the woman that she needed surgery and discussed the treatment plan with the woman, after which she signed consent form (which she alleged that she did not understand), according to the surgeon’s testimony. The woman and her husband filed lawsuit against the City of Seattle and the hotel where she fell, which was subsequently settled.
Washington State Medical Malpractice Defense Verdict Upheld
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