Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

March 24, 2009


Case No. 1 - 80925-9

COUNSEL

In re the Estate of
Jeanette L. Borghi,
Deceased.

Paulette Peterson

Catherine Wright Smith/Valerie Villacin
Sheila Conlon Ridgway & Robert Ricketts

SYNOPSIS: Whether real property purchased before marriage remained the separate property of the purchasing spouse even though the deed issued after the marriage named both spouses.

Case No. 2 - 81525-9

COUNSEL

State of Washington
v.
Robert Bustmante Gonzalez

Hon. D. Angus Lee
Theresa Chen

Jeffrey Goldstein

SYNOPSIS: Is restitution punitive in nature, and if so, do multiple restitution hearings violate double jeopardy?


1:30 P.M.


Case No. 3 - 81107-5

COUNSEL

Teresa Ambach
v.
H. Graeme French, M.D., et ux., et al. 

Kristin Houser/James Hailey/Patrick Fannin
& Lindsey Halm
Stephen Haskell & D. Roger Reed

SYNOPSIS: What constitutes injury to "business or property" as used in RCW 19.86.090, the Washington Consumer Protection Act?

 

Case No. 4 - 81817-7

COUNSEL

Glenn Hutton, et al.
v.
John McAdam, et al.
and
F5 Networks, Inc.

Kip Shuman/Kirk Mulfinger/John Emerson, Jr./
William Federman/Sara Collier/Benny Goodman/Tamara Driscoll/Kevin Green/Travis Downs, III & Daniel Morrissey

Hugh Bangasser/Philip Guess/Richard Kirby/
John William Knox/Randy Aliment/George Greer/Lori Phillips/Gregory Hollon & Robert Sulkin

Brian Buckley/Christopher Huck
Jeffrey Coopersmith/Stellman Keehnel/Russell Wuehler/Kit Roth & Patrick Jordan

SYNOPSIS: Shareholders sued corporate insiders for improperly backdated stock options and insider trading. Should their case be dismissed because they did not first ask the corporate board to take action?

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