Washington courts allow an injured person to recover damages for anxiety from a current fear of future illness or injury that results from an original injury caused by someone’s negligence.
Examples include someone who drank glass shards from a bottle being told by a doctor he might need surgery to search for the shards; fear that a catheter improperly placed in the arm might have slipped into the cardiovascular system; and, fear of significant cancer risk from exposure to asbestos.
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