Legal Opinion
Amaker v. King County
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2008No. 07-35241PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER CERTIFYING QUESTIONS TO THE WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT
ORDER
ALEX KOZINSKI, Chief Judge.
In this case arising out of diversity jurisdiction, we are asked to decide whether Robinette Amaker, the surviving sister of Bradley Gierlich, may bring suit against defendants King County, Stanley Medical Research Institute (“SMRI”), and E. Fuller Torrey, after the King County Medical Examiners Office (“KCMEO”) provided Bradley’s 1 brain, liver, and spleen tissue to SMRI for use in medical research without obtaining consent from either Bradley or his next of kin.
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