Supreme Court Calendar - October 24, 2000
October 24, 2000
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, October 24, 2000
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Case No. 1 - 68868-1
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COUNSEL
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Wendy Haywood, Deborah Hittle,
v.
Ildefonsa Aranda and Jane Doe Aranda,
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68905-9
Mary K. Creso,
V.
Lauri J. Philips
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Charles Talbot
Marilee Erickson/William Hickman
Anthony Vidlak
Paul Lindenmuth
Marilee Erickson/William Hickman
David Middleton
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a party to a mandatory arbitration proceeding waives an objection to a trial de novo request on grounds of non-compliance with MAR 7.1(a)'s proof of service requirement by failing to object until after trial.
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Case No. 2 - 68670-0
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COUNSEL
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Jim Bulman,
v.
Safeway, Inc.
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Andrew Kinstler
Marco Magnano, Jr.
Robin Rosencrantz
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an employee seeking to enforce an employer's promise of specific treatment in specific situations must prove actual reliance on the promise allegedly breached or may instead prove personal awareness of the promise and general reliance on an atmosphere of fair treatment and job security.
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1:30 P.M.
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Case No. 3 - 68967-9
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COUNSEL
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Gail Winbun and Lee Winbun,
v.
H. Steven Epstein and Jane Doe Epstein
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Charles Wiggins
Kenneth Masters
Robert Gould
Thomas Harris
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a medical malpractice action filed against a physician within one year of discovery of his alleged negligent conduct is timely, pursuant to RCW 4.16.350, when he is joined as a defendant in a suit commenced earlier against other health care providers.
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Case No. 4 - 68989-0
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
John K. McNeal
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J. Andrew Toynbee
Thomas Doyle
Patricia Pethick
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an irreconcilable inconsistency between a general verdict on a vehicular assault charge and a special verdict on a separate vehicular homicide charge requires vacation of either conviction under RCW 4.44.440, which provides that special verdicts shall control inconsistent general verdicts.
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