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Adams v. King County
Wash.September 25, 2008No. 81028-1Cited 50 times
Plaintiff WinKing County; Stanley Medical Research Institute
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Owens
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The Washington Supreme Court held that the WAGA authorized only hospitals to accept undesignated anatomical gifts, and SMRI violated this statute by accepting Jesse's brain tissue. The court reversed summary judgment and allowed Adams's common law claims for unauthorized use of a dead body to proceed.
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