Legal Opinion
Reyes v. Yakima Health Dist.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 2018No. 94679-5PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
¶ 1 This is a case about the sufficiency of expert witness testimony in a medical malpractice suit. Jose Reyes died after a course of treatment for tuberculosis. Judith Reyes alleges that her husband did not have tuberculosis and that the treatment prescribed to him for that disease caused him fatal liver damage due to an undiagnosed underlying liver disease.
¶ 2 Judith Reyes alleges that the Yakima Health District (YHD) and Christopher Spitters, MD, were negligent in treating Jose Reyes. A year after filing suit, her expert witness submitted an affidavit alleging as much. Because allegations…
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