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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Wednesday, November 9, 2005
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Case No. 1 – 76458-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Ricko Fernandez Easterling
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David Seaver
Elaine Winters
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SYNOPSIS: Is Easterling entitled to have his conviction reversed and a new trial awarded because the trial court improperly closed a courtroom during consideration of a codefendant’s pre-trial motions to sever the joint trial and to dismiss the criminal charge?
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Case No. 2 – 76590-1
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COUNSEL
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Greg Amunrud,
v.
Board of Appeals and the Department of Social and Health Services
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Robert Stevenson
Lianne Malloy
Jay Geck
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the suspension of a father’s commercial driver’s license due to his failure to pay child support payments for his son violated the father’s due process rights.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 76595-2
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COUNSEL
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Chuong Van Pham, and Heliodoro Lara,
v.
The City of Seattle, Seattle City Light
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John Sheridan/Gregory Wolk
Frederick Wollett/Kathleen O'Hanlon
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SYNOPSIS: City of Seattle discriminated against Pham and Lara. Are they entitled to a supplemental judgment to offset the federal income tax consequences of emotional distress damages awarded by the jury?
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Case No. 4 – 76696-7
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COUNSEL
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Tami Davis, as personal representative of the Estate of Alan Davis, deceased,
v.
Baugh Industrial Contractors, Inc., et al.
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Scott Lundberg
Philip Talmadge/Emmelyn Hart-Biberfeld
Francis Floyd/Sean Moore
Amber Pearce
Frank Steinmark/Tracy Duany
Randall Steichen/Brendan Peters
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SYNOPSIS: Under the common-law rule of completion and acceptance a contractor’s liability for negligent acts is extinguished when construction work has been completed and accepted by the owner. The Court must decide whether to recognize a new exception to the rule.
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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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