Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

September 24, 2009

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.

Case No. 1 - 82635-8

COUNSEL

JUSTIN ENDICOTT
     v.
ICICLE SEAFOODS, INC.

Anthony Rafel/Cory Itkin &Philip Talmadge

Michael Barcott/ Thaddeus O'Sullivan & Kara Heikkila

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?

Case No. 2 – 81977-7

COUNSEL

LINDA EASTWOOD
     v.
HORSE HARBOR FOUNDATION, INC., et al.

David Horton

Leslie Terry, III

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?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 – 81833-9

COUNSEL

N. JACK ALHADEFF
     v.
KITSAP COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Michael Ross/John Mitchell

Frank Siderius/Brian Read

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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