Legal Opinion
Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 1989No. 54592-8PublishedCited by 583 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Plaintiff brought this action for medical malpractice and product liability before the King County Superior Court. That court granted summary judgment of dismissal in favor of all the defendants, and plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeals. Finding this case to present "urgent issues of broad public import requiring prompt and ultimate determination," the Court of Appeals certified the matter to this court under RCW 2.06.030(d).
This case raises two issues. The first is whether the appointment of a guardian ad litem to a legally incompetent person activates the statute of limitations,…
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