Khung Thi Lam v. Global Medical Systems, Inc.

¶1 Cuong Dang was a seaman employed on a fishing trawler. While the vessel was in the Bering Sea, Dang became ill. Ships’ officers consulted *660physicians in Seattle for medical advice. Cuong Dang died aboard the trawler, and his widow brought this wrongful death action alleging medical negligence against the physicians and their employer, Global Medical Systems, Inc.

Ellington, A.C.J.

*660¶2 In this case of first impression in Washington, the principal issue is the appropriate standard of care for a medical negligence claim asserted under the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA).1 We hold that the…