Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Gonser
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 3, 1985No. 6566-9-IIIPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
—This case involves the issue of whether a hospital has an independent duty to inform a patient of test results administered at the request of the treating physician. We answer in the negative and affirm.
On October 6, 1982, Nancy Alexander, who was at full term pregnancy, was brought to the Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital emergency room following a 2-car collision. Mrs. Alexander was driving at the time of the accident and suffered direct trauma to her abdomen when she struck the steering wheel. Mrs. Alexander's obstetrician, Dr. Figgs, 1 when notified of the accident, instructed the…
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