9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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September 24, 2009
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THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 - 82635-8
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COUNSEL
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JUSTIN ENDICOTT
v.
ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC.
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Anthony Rafel/Cory Itkin &Philip Talmadge
Michael Barcott/ Thaddeus O'Sullivan & Kara Heikkila
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SYNOPSIS: In a Jones Act and general maritime suit filed in Washington’s courts, does the defendant have a right to demand a jury trial? Is prejudgment interest available in such a suit?
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Case No. 2 – 81977-7
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COUNSEL
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LINDA EASTWOOD
v.
HORSE HARBOR FOUNDATION, INC., et al.
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David Horton
Leslie Terry, III
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SYNOPSIS: If a lease obliges a tenant to maintain the leased property and the landlord later sues for damage to the leased property, may the landlord recover for waste under RCW 64.12.020 or does the “economic loss” rule limit the landlord to claiming damages only for breach of lease?
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 81833-9
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COUNSEL
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N. JACK ALHADEFF
v.
KITSAP COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
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Michael Ross/John Mitchell
Frank Siderius/Brian Read
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SYNOPSIS: In a four-party letter of credit transaction, may the party authorizing the letter of credit bring breach of contract, tort, and other common law claims against a beneficiary, or is the authorizing party limited to Uniform Commercial Code Article V remedies as codified in RCW 62A.5?
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |