Washington State Courts: Washington State Supreme Court Calendar
February 10, 1998
| 9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
Tuesday February 10, 1998 |
| Case No. 1 - 65132-9 |
COUNSEL |
Dien Tran
v.
State Farm Fire & Casualty Company |
Adam Chanak
William Hickman & Pamela Okano |
| Whether an insurance company seeking to void a
policy under a concealment clause must show the insured committed fraud. |
| Case No. 2 - 65230-9 |
COUNSEL |
Samuel Davidson, et ux.
v.
Bruce Hensen d/b/a BLH Construction, et al. |
Willard Smith, Jr.
Kathryn Meyers-Carruthers |
| Whether an arbitration award in favor of a home
improvement contractor can be overturned by a court based on newly presented evidence, not
before the arbitrator, indicating the contractor was not registered as required by
statute. |
1:30 P.M.
| Case No. 3 - 65253-8 |
COUNSEL |
Robin Gunnier, et al.
v.
Yakima Heart Center, Inc., et al. |
Donovan Flora
Mary Spillane
West Campbell |
| Whether this medical malpractice claim, filed
more than three years after the doctor’s alleged negligence, but less than three
years after patient was injured by that negligence, is barred by the statute of
limitations, RCW 4.16.350. |
| Case No. 4 - 65373-9 |
COUNSEL |
Shirlee DeYoung
v.
Providence Medical Center, J.T. Griffin, M.D.
his wife, and the marital community composed thereof |
Daniel Ferm
Joel Cunningham
David Martin & Karen Kalzer
Kathy Cochran & David Jacobi |
| Whether the eight-year medical malpractice
statute of repose, RCW 4.16.350(3), violates Const. art. I, ยง 12 (the Privileges and
Immunities Clause) when applied to patients who could not reasonably have discovered their
injuries within eight years. |
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the convenience of the public only.
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