57 Wash. App. 183 - Douglas v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis
1990
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1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 109 Wash. 2d 235 - Lockwood v. a C & S, Inc. · 98 Wash. 2d 460 - Harbeson v. Parke-Davis, Inc. · 101 Wash. 2d 226 - Pedroza v. Bryant · 112 Wash. 2d 829 - McLaughlin v. Cooke · 63 Wash. 2d 369 - Teig v. St. John's Hospital
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“Not one expert testified how Providence could have prevented the injury. The evidence does not establish that the absence of a dental assistant, a supervising dentist, or a licensed dentist caused Douglas' injury. It is undisputed that all the expert witnesses agreed that it was Dr. Freeman who actually caused the injury. Thus, there is no evidence that Providence's negligent conduct even contributed to the cause of Douglas' injury.”
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