Steffensmier v. Huebner

Justice Beth Baker delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***81¶1 In December 2006, David Bushong saw Dr. David Huebner for a soft-tissue mass on the bottom of his foot, which Dr. Huebner diagnosed as a benign ganglion cyst. Months later, a different provider referred Bushong to the University of Washington Medical Center, where the mass was diagnosed as a rare and aggressive cancer. Bushong died from the cancer in March 2009. His estate, widow, and children (Plaintiffs) filed suit against Dr. Huebner and the Great Falls Clinic, alleging medical malpractice. After a nine-day trial, a Cascade…