Supreme Court Calendar - March 7, 2000
March 7, 2000
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, March 7, 2000
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Case No. 1 - 68539-8
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COUNSEL
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Dianne L. Cockle,
v.
The Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington.
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Terry Barnett
John Wasberg
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SYNOPSIS: Whether, pursuant to RCW 51.08.178(1)(g), employer-furnished health insurance is "consideration of like nature" to board, housing, and fuel and thus must be included in "wages" when calculating time-loss compensation.
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Case No. 2 - 66831-1
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COUNSEL
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Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington,
v.
State of Washington; and Mobile Home Owners of America, Inc., a corporation.
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John Blankenship
Jerry Spoonemore
Alan Copsey/Jerri Thomas
Dan Young
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Mobile Home Parks Resident Ownership Act (RCW 59.33), which grants mobile home park tenants a right of first refusal if the owner tries to sell the property, constitutes an unconstitutional taking of property.
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Case No. 3 - 67019-6
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COUNSEL
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Dan Drinkwitz and Kenneth Caproni,
v.
Alliant Techsystems, Inc., a foreign corporation.
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Scott McKay
Jeffrey James/Mark Busto
William Rasmussen
Thomas Hatch
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an employee who is paid a fixed "salary" for working a set number of hours per week is thereby an hourly wage earner for purposes of the Minimum Wage Act, RCW 49.46 (as amended by Laws of 1995, ch. 5, § 1).
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Case No. 4 - 68416-2
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Gregory Wayne Chapman.
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Audrey Broyles
Scott Schwieger
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a felony conviction for violation of a protection order (RCW 26.50.110(5)) can be based upon violation of an order prohibiting the defendant from coming within one mile of the victim's residence.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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