Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

February 24, 2009

Case No. 1 - 80996-8

COUNSEL

Amber Kappelman
     v.
Theodore J. Lutz

Gordon Carey, Jr.

Jackson Welch

SYNOPSIS: Did the trial judge err in excluding evidence that Lutz was in violation of his motorcycle learner’s permit when he crashed, injuring Kappelman?

Case No. 2 – 80888-1

COUNSEL

Kimme Putman
     v.

Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, P.S., et al.

Ron Perey/Douglas Weinmaster
Carla Tachau Lawrence/Robert Peck

Sherry Hemming Rogers/Michael Budelsky
& Pamela Okano

SYNOPSIS: Is the certificate of merit requirement for medical malpractice cases constitutional?

Case No. 3 – 200,570-5

COUNSEL

In re:
Terry J. Preszler, Attorney at Law.

Kurt Bulmer
Joanne Abelson (WSBA)

SYNOPSIS: An attorney argues that this court should reject the Washington State Disciplinary Board’s recommendation that he be suspended for three years.

Case No. 4 – 80480-0

COUNSEL

Satomi Owners Association
     v.
Satomi, LLC

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Blakeley Commons, LLC, et al.
     and
Blakeley Village, LLC
     and
Intracorp Real Estate
     v.
Accurate Siding, Inc., et al.

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The Pier at Leschi Condominium Owners Association, et al.
     v.
Leschi Corporation

Marlyn Hawkins/Dean Martin

Stellman Keehnel/Kit Roth

Todd Skoglund/Adil Siddiki/Joseph Grube

Betsy Gillaspy/Daniel Dvorkin/Joel Salmi

Stellman Keehnel

Gregory Turner/William Clement/Steven Wraith
Walter Sinsheimer/Patrick Rothwell/John Dippold
John Kennedy/William Noel/Dean Martin/Marlyn Hawkins

Lori McKown/David Chawes/Mark O'Donnell

SYNOPSIS: Whether the Federal Arbitration Act preempts the judicial enforcement provision of the Washington Condominium Act, RCW 64.34.100(2).