Paddock v. PeaceHealth Inc

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 ELIZABETH R. PADDOCK, CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00639-JHC 8 Plaintiff, ORDER CERTIFYING QUESTION TO 9 WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME v. COURT 10 PEACEHEALTH, INC. d/b/a ST. JOSEPH'S 11 MEDICAL CENTER and PEACEHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 14 This case presents a novel and significant question of Washington tort law in the medical 15 malpractice context. Plaintiff, Elizabeth Paddock, moves for partial summary judgment 16 dismissal of two affirmative defenses—contributory negligence and RCW 5.40.060 17…