9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
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Case No. 1 - 78928-2
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COUNSEL
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Carey D. Erwin, et al.
v.
Cotter Health Centers, Inc., et al.
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James Berg
Charles Wiggins
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SYNOPSIS: In their contract the parties agreed that any disputes would be resolved under Washington law. One party argues that the connections between the contract and California dictate that California, not Washington, law should apply. Is the contractual choice of Washington law effective?
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Case No. 2 - 78465-5 (cons. w/78788-3)
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Oliver Wright
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State of Washington
v.
Dennis Bryant
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Andrea Vitalich
Jason Saunders
Jeffrey Dernbach
David Koch/Christopher Gibson
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SYNOPSIS: Does the double jeopardy clause bar the State from retrying the defendants for second degree intentional murder following reversal of their second degree felony murder convictions predicated on assault, where the jury was not instructed on the intentional murder alternative at the first trial?
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 78852-9
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COUNSEL
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Stacey Zellmer, et al.
v.
Joel Zellmer
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Eric Lindell
Joseph Hampton/Catherine Pruett/Daniel Syhre
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SYNOPSIS: The principle issues are whether we should continue to recognize parental immunity, which shields parents from negligent injury or wrongful death civil suits brought by their children, and whether the doctrine applies to stepparents.
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Case No. 4 - 79875-3
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COUNSEL
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Beal Bank, SSB
v.
Steven and Kay Sarich, et al.
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Charles Andersen/Nancy Dykes Isserlis
Thomas Cline/Janet McEachern/Spencer Hall
Gayle Edward Bush/Katriana Samiljan
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the non-judicial foreclosure of a senior lienholder’s deed of trust under the Deeds of Trust Act precludes an action on the promissory note by a non-foreclosing holder of a junior deed of trust on the same property.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public.
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