Selected Cases
1987 - Shoemaker vs. St. Joseph Hospital, Tacoma, WA. Plaintiff attorney: Robert D. Reinhard, Tacoma, WA. Deposition July 1987.
1989 - Adams vs. Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane, WA. Defense attorney: Patrick E. Connelly, Spokane.
1995 - Neal vs. Pine Crest Hospital et al, Coeur d'Alene, ID. Plaintiff attorney: Andrew Schwam, Moscow, ID. Deposition April, 1995.
1998 - Beck vs. Harrison Memorial Hospital, Bremerton, WA. Defense attorney: Donna Moniz, Seattle.
1999 - Covello vs. Point to Point Trucking Company. Plaintiff personal injury attorney: Christopher Howard, Seattle.
1999 - Manza vs. St. Francis Hospital, Federal Way, WA. Defense attorney: Jeffrey R. Johnson, Seattle.
1999 - Elook vs. State of Alaska. Suicide in state institution. Standard of care question. Defense: Alaska Attorney General, Anchorage.
1999 - Estate of Michael Gordon vs. St. Peter's Hospital, Olympia, WA. Plaintiff attorney: Ben F. Barcus, Tacoma.
2000 - Burnett vs. Skagit Valley Hospital et al and Mark Backlund, M.D. Defense attorney: Donna Moniz, Seattle. Deposition March, 2000, and trial testimony, April 5, 2000.
2000 - Tadesse vs. Reyes and Calaway Trucking Company, Seattle, WA. Plaintiff attorney: Richard Bersin, Seattle. Trial March 6, 2001.
2000 - Estate of Helen Violette Petrie, deceased vs. Camlucare Center, Kerrville, TX. Overdose in assisted living facility. Defense attorney: Ann Comerio, San Antonio, TX.
2001 - Cole-Tan vs. Kitsap Mental Health Services, Bremerton, WA. Defense attorney: Thomas V. Harris, Seattle. Suicide in a county mental health facility.
2001 - Regarding: Estate of Ervin Kelley. Plaintiff attorney, Lincoln Miller, Poulsbo, WA. (Testamentary capacity question.) Deposition and trial testimony June 2001.
2002 - Washington State Licensing Board vs. Washington Medical Practitioner. Standard of care case. Defense attorney: Donna Moniz, Seattle.
2002 - Whatcom County, WA, Public Defender Douglas Hyldahl. Criminal responsibility case. Question of diminished capacity by acute mental illness in a case of arson.
2002 - Brown vs. State of Alaska. Suicide in an Alaska correctional institution. Defense: Alaska Attorney General, Anchorage.
2003 - State of Washington vs. Jeffery Moses. Homicide case with question of suicide of the victim. Defense attorney: John Henry Browne, Seattle. Testimony at pre-trial hearing October 16, 2003.
2003 - Joyner vs. Puget Behavioral Health, Tacoma, WA. Death in psychiatric hospital - standard of care case. Plaintiff attorney: Thaddeus P. Martin, Tacoma, WA.
2003 - State of California vs. Seti Scanlan. Defendant in a death penalty case in California. Defense attorney: Mr. Cliff Cretan, San Mateo, CA.
2004 - Several cases from Christopher Jennings, Pierce County, WA, Department of Assigned Counsel, Tacoma, WA. Cases regarding involuntary medication in committed patients at Western State Hospital, Steilacoom, WA.
2004 - Suicide in an Alaska correctional institution. Defendant: State of Alaska, Alaska Attorney General's office.
2005 - Estate of William P. Brust. Will contest, compentency question. Plaintiff attorneys: Karen Bertram and Kristine Anderson, Seattle.
2005 - Glens Falls vs. Grimmett. Evaluation possible suicide for insurance purposes. Defense attorney: Arthur D. Leritz, Seattle.
2005 - J.A.A. vs. Archdiocese of Seattle. Complaint against priest. Suicide question. Defense attorney: Duncan Fobes, Seattle.
2005 - Estate of Emma L. Rhodehamel. Question of capacity to excute estate planning documents. Plaintiff attorney: Karen R. Bertram, Seattle.
2006 - Cottam Estate vs. Harrison Hospital. Plaintiff expert in a standard of care case against a Washington State hospital regarding suicide of a patient on an involuntary psychiatric unit. Plaintiff attorney: Fletcher Taylor, Port Angeles, Washington.
2006 - Coyne vs. Gordon. Standard of care suit against Washington physician. Plaintiff attorney: Arlan Cohen, Pasadena, CA.
2007 - Fenton vs. Shannon. Standard of care suit against WA physician. Defense attorney: Dennis Fluegge, Yakima, WA.