Supreme Court Calendar - June 20, 2000
June 20, 2000
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, June 20, 2000
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Case No. 1 - 67554-6
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COUNSEL
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Michele J. Ziegler, and her adult children, Luke Ziegler and Journee Ziegler,
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Reid T. Ziegler, and
United States of America,
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Richard Eymann
John Allison
Katrin Frank/Andrea Brenneke
Mary Schultz
James Shively/John Tyler
Marcia Sowles/Frank Hunger
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a plaintiff who has suffered recurring injury from a pattern of domestic violence lasting more than nine years may recover damages for the entire period under any of the following doctrines: (1) continuing tort; (2) tolling of the statute of limitations due to duress or incapacity; (3) equitable estoppel; or (4) a tort of domestic violence.
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Case No. 2 - 68252-6
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COUNSEL
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David A. Ellis,
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City of Seattle d/b/a Seattle Center
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Daniel Gallagher
Mitchell Riese
Leigh Ann Collins Tift
Jeffrey Julius
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the City of Seattle wrongfully discharged an employee who refused to rewire a portion of the fire alarm system at Key Arena without written authorization from his superiors or verbal instruction from Fire Department personnel.
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Case No. 3 - 68155-4
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COUNSEL
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North Pacific Insurance Company, an insurance company doing business in Washington,
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Robert E. Christensen, III, an individual, and James R. Farmer and Pamela B. Farmer, husband and wife
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Robert Gellatly, Jr.
Jennifer Divine
Steven Russell
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a passenger who causes an accident by unexpectedly grabbing the steering wheel of a motor vehicle is the operator of that vehicle for purposes of underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage.
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Case No. 4 - 68504-5
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COUNSEL
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 46,
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Trig Electric Construction Company; Lydig Construction, Inc.; Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland; and Department of General Administration
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Michael Korpi
Michael Ferring
John Parnass
Hon. Christine Gregoire
Mary Combo
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a labor union has standing to foreclose on a lien against a general contractor's public works bond and retainage fund for a subcontractor's delinquent payments to unionized employee benefit funds, and if so, whether the action is preempted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
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