9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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October 21, 2008
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Case No. 1 - 80665-9
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COUNSEL
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Mystie “Patsy” Michael
v.
Bright Now! Dental, Inc.
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Lincoln Beauregard
Christopher Tompkins/Stacia Hofmann
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SYNOPSIS: Can a person sustain a claim under the Consumer Protection Act when cow bone was used during a dental procedure even though the person requested that no cow bone be used?
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Case No. 2 – 80848-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Tucero Antonio Knippling
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Mark Lindsey
Gregory Link
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SYNOPSIS: Knippling was convicted as a juvenile in adult criminal court. Can the State use that conviction as one of three strikes under the Persistent Offender Accountability Act?
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 80753-1
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COUNSEL
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American Best Food, Inc
v.
Alea London, Ltd.
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Scott Sleight/Scott Easter
Philip Talmadge/J. C. Ditzler
Melissa O'Loughlin White/Molly Siebert Eckman
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SYNOPSIS: Must an insurer provide a defense for its insured in a case involving its negligence that occurred after an assault when the insurance contract excludes coverage for injuries “arising out of” assaults? If it must, was it reasonable for the insurer to deny a defense?
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Case No. 4 – 80771-0
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COUNSEL
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John L. Hale and Robbin Hale
v.
Wellpinit School District No. 49
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Paul Burns
Michael McFarland, Jr./Patrick Risken
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SYNOPSIS: Does the retroactive reach of the definition of "disability" in RCW 49.60.040(25) violate the separation of powers doctrine?
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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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