Wish I knew before seeing him. A wrongful death claim was made against Douglas Portelance by the widow of an approx 50yr old man who died from colorectal cancer that Portelance failed to diagnose.
His defence was thrown out on appeal see case in Estate of Finch:

https://cases.justia.com/washington/court-of-appeals-division-i/67195-2.pdf?ts=1354638953

https://casetext.com/case/cassell-v-portelance-in-re-estate-of-finch

Submitted March 9, 2022