Anaya Gomez v. Sauerwein

FILE This opinion was filed for record at $~'2f>l'"l Ronald R. Carpenter Supreme Court Clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON RODOLFO ANAYA GOMEZ, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Christina Palma Anaya, No. 88307-6 Petitioner, En Bane v. Filed JUN 1 9 2014 MARK F. SAUERWEIN, M.D., and THEYAKIMA VALLEY FARM WORKERS CLINIC, a Washington Corporation, Respondents. J.M. JOHNSON, J.*-This case asks whether Washington's informed consent statute, RCW 7.70.050, applies when a health care provider misdiagnoses the patient's condition. We must decide whether the legislature…