Legal Opinion
Escude v. King County Public Hospital District No. 2
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 2, 2003No. Nos. 48913-5-I; 49934-3-I; 49935-1-IPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, J.
Atrial court’s discretion under CR 41(a)(4) to order dismissal with prejudice should be exercised only in limited circumstances where dismissal without prejudice would be pointless. That was the case in the three cases here. In each case, the trial court dismissed a number of claims with prejudice after a plaintiff moved for a voluntary dismissal pursuant to CR 41(a)(1)(B). Therefore, these three cases are consolidated for the purpose of issuing one opinion.
Escude v. King County Public Hospital District No. 2:
Maria Teresa Escude suffered profound brain injuries at the time of her birth. A…
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