Hardesty v. Stenchever

In Hardesty I, Dr. Morton Stenchever appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion for summary judgment in a medical malpractice action Michele Hardesty filed against him, the University of Washington Medical Center (UW), and the State of Washington. Hard-esty cross-appeals the trial court’s dismissal of the UW and the State. In Hardesty II, she appeals the trial court’s order vacating a default judgment in her favor. We conclude the trial court properly dismissed the UW and the State in Hardesty I, but that it should have dismissed Stenchever as well. Accordingly, we affirm in part and…