Cox

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

MARK COX; ESTATE OF SUSAN No. 24-1947 A COX, by and through Personal D.C. No. Representative Mark Cox; SUSAN 2:23-cv-00031-

A. COX,

MKD

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

ORDER AND

v. AMENDED

OPINION

GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER;

PATRICIA N. MARCIANO,

MD; TODD BLEDSOE, PA-C,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

UNKNOWN PARTIES, named “Others TBD”,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Mary K. Dimke, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted April 3, 2025 Portland, Oregon

Filed February 11, 2026 Amended March 16, 2026

Before: Jay S. Bybee and Danielle J. Forrest, Circuit Judges, and Xavier Rodriguez, District Judge. *

Order; Opinion by Judge Forrest

SUMMARY **

Personal Jurisdiction

The panel reversed the district court’s dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction of a wrongful-death and survivor action brought by the Estate of Susan Cox and Susan’s husband Mark Cox (Plaintiffs) against Gritman Medical Center and Patricia Marciano, Susan’s primary care doctor (Defendants). Susan and …