by Bob Nylander Copyright Robert G. Nylander, Cutler Nylander & Hayton, P.S., 2001-2010 “In Washington, wrongful death actions are strictly creatures of statute.” Atchison v. Great W. Malting Co., 161 Wn. 2d 372, 376, 166 P.3d 662, 664 (2007). “Only after examining the weighty considerations that underlie the stare decisis doctrine, which has at its core the need for predictability…