9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
January 28, 2010 |
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THREE CASES ONLY — TWO CASES IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 - 82311-1
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COUNSEL |
MICHAEL BROOM, et al.
v.
MORGAN STANLEY DW INCORPORATED,
et al.
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Kevin Sullivan/Michael Schein
Michael Garone/Thomas Dulcich
& Stephanie Pennix Berntsen |
SYNOPSIS: Is facial legal error a valid ground for vacating a private arbitration award? If so, does Washington law authorize arbitrators to apply state statutes of limitations to bar a party’s claims?
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Case No. 2 – 82476-2
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COUNSEL |
CITY OF ABERDEEN
v.
FRANCIS JAMES REGAN
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Eric Nelson
Eric Nielsen/David Koch |
SYNOPSIS: When a probation condition reads, “No criminal violations of law or alcohol related infractions” and the probationer is charged with a crime, may a court revoke probation even if the probationer is acquitted of the crime? Does the rule of lenity apply to probation conditions? |
1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 82659-5
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COUNSEL |
JULIANNE McGUIRE
v.
ROBERT BATES; B&H CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES, INC.
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James Hoogestraat
Philip Buri/Rolf Beckhusen, Jr. |
SYNOPSIS: Did a defendant’s offer to settle “all claims” for $2,180 include attorney fees, thereby precluding a plaintiff who accepted the offer from seeking more than $6,000 in attorney fees when the settlement was reduced to judgment? If not, was the plaintiff a “prevailing party” entitled to attorney fees? |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |
