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MORRIS v. SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES

No. 61467-3-I.

200 P.3d 261 (2009)

Daniel E. and Janet D. MORRIS, husband and wife, and their marital community, Appellants, v. SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES d/b/a Swedish Medical Center and HRN Services, Inc., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

January 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Joel Rutzick, Corrie Johnson Yackulic, Kristin Margret Houser, Mark Anthony Burke, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, WA, for Appellants Daniel S. Morris and Janet D. Morris.

Michael Duncan Hoffman, Scott T. Schauermann, Matthew J. Kalmanson, Portland, OR, for Respondent HRN Services, Inc.

David Gross, Kristen Dorrity, Helsell Fetterman LLP, Seattle, WA, for Respondent Swedish Health Services /d/b/a Swedish Medical Center.

GROSSE, J.

¶1 A written request for good faith mediation of a dispute regarding medical malpractice tolls the statute of limitations for one year. A dismissal of a previous medical malpractice action in the same matter does not bar a defendant from taking advantage of the tolling of the statute of limitations. Here, the defendant made a request for mediation within the original statutory time limits and thus is entitled to the one-year tolling of the statute...

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