Weber v. Associated Surgeons, PS

¶1 — At issue is whether Charles Weber properly served Associated Surgeons, PS, with his complaint for medical malpractice. We grant review and reverse the Court of Appeals, holding that service upon the registered agent’s office manager satisfied RCW 4.28.080(9).

¶2 Weber alleged he suffered injuries from medical care he received from Dr. Michael Moore on November 29, 2002. At that time, Moore was a shareholder of Associated Surgeons. Dr. Greg Luna was Associated Surgeons’s registered agent. The professionals associated with Associated Surgeons, including Moore and Luna, stopped providing…