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Supreme Court Calendar - January 27, 2000
January 27, 2000
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Thursday, January 27, 2000
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Case No. 1 -68118-0
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COUNSEL
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Leanne Gross Pulcino,
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Federal Express Corporation, a foreign corporation,
John Grauke, M.D., Jane Doe Grauke, and the marital community composed thereof
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Ellen Ryan
Jeffrey Johnson
Robert Von Ohlen, Jr.
Larry Kaplan
Colby Morgan, Jr.
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the federal Railway Labor Act preempts an air carrier employee's suit claiming discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment due to her union membership, and if not, whether union membership alone is a protected activity under RCW 49.32.020.
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Case No. 2 -68297-6
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COUNSEL
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David Wilson, individually and through his guardian ad litem Elaine Wilson Dunmore, and as representative of a class,
v.
The State of Washington, the Department of Social and Health Services, the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Division of Provider Services and the Division of Provider Services Third Party Resource Program
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Kathryn Williams
Roblin Williamson
Andrew Scott
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SYNOPSIS: Whether federal law prohibits the imposition of a state statutory recovery lien against the proceeds of a Medicaid recipient's third party recovery beyond that portion of the recovery allocated to medical expenses.
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Case No. 3 -67340-3
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COUNSEL
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Aluminum Company of America and Northwest Alloys, Inc.,
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Accident and Casualty Insurance Company, et al. (total of 45 insurance companies)
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Leonard Feldman
Dale Kingman
T. Arlen Rumsey
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SYNOPSIS: Whether, in this action over property and liability insurance coverage of environmental clean-up costs for manufacturing and waste disposal sites, the trial court (applying Pennsylvania law) correctly ruled on issues regarding the enforceability of suit limitation and pollution exclusion provisions in various of the policies, the allocation of damages to covered and noncovered periods, and the availability of a defense that damages were known by the insured and not fortuitous.
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