Legal Opinion
Wilcox v. Lexington Eye Institute
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 15, 2005No. 53871-3-IPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Schindler, J.
— Kathy Wilcox and Brodie Smith went to Canada for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) eye surgery. Wilcox and Smith filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court against the Canadian surgical facility and two Canadian ophthalmic surgeons for complications from the LASIK surgery. In an amended complaint, Smith sued the Bellevue optometry center and the optometrist who conducted a preoperation examination before his LASIK surgery. The Canadian surgeons moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and improper venue. The trial court ruled Wilcox did not carry her burden to…
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