September 26, 2000

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, September 26, 2000

Case No. 1 - 68649-1	COUNSEL
State of Washington, v. Negash Atsbeha	Ann Summers Eric Broman David Koch
SYNOPSIS: Whether expert testimony of a physician, offered by a defendant but excluded by the trial court, was relevant and material to establish his diminished capacity defense against the crime of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver under RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i).

Case No. 2 - 68911-3	COUNSEL
Christie Griffin, v. West RS, Inc., d/b/a Trammell Crow Residential Services	Philip Buri Mark Northcraft Dennis Woods
SYNOPSIS: Whether a residential landlord has a duty to protect its tenants from foreseeable criminal acts of third parties.

1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 68258-5	COUNSEL
David Diaz, and Marilyn Walker, as Guardian Ad Litem for Veronica Reaves and Dominique Diaz, v. National Car Rental Systems, Inc.,	Richard Levandowski   Tracy Antley-Olander Don Gulliford/Leonard Flanagan James Green, Jr./Mark Dreyer
SYNOPSIS: Whether, for purposes of determining the level of underinsured motorist coverage, the "supplemental liability insurance policy" brokered by a rental car company is properly deemed to be excess coverage, in light of the terms on which the company offered its basic or primary coverage.

Case No. 4 - 68655-6	COUNSEL
State of Washington, v. Jerry Twyman, Donald Vangeystel, and Taye Yirdaw	Deanna Fuller Neil Fox
SYNOPSIS: Whether the method employed by the Shoreline Division of the King County District Court for compiling juror pools is improper either because the court draws jurors from postal zip codes that only approximate the division's boundaries or, in the alternative, because the court does not draw jurors from the whole of King County.

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