Case No. 1 - 84114-4 (consolidated w/85075-5)	COUNSEL
Estate of Barbara J. Nelson Estate of Sharon M. Bracken Estate of John T. Toland      v. Department of Revenue	Rhys Farren Douglas Lawrence/Scott Johnson/RoseMary Reed/ Philip Talmadge Mark Roberts/Luke Thomas/Jessica Skelton David Hankins/Donald Cofer/Charles Zalesky
SYNOPSIS: The Court must decide whether the remaining value of a QTIP trust created by a spouse who died before the Washington Estate and Transfer Tax Act of 2005 must be included in the second spouse’s Washington estate tax calculation.

Case No. 2 - 84422-4	COUNSEL
Donia Townsend, et ux, et al.      v. The Quadrant Corporation, et al.	Lory Lybeck/Brian Armstrong Michael Scott/Laurie Chyz/Michael Ewart
SYNOPSIS: This court must decide whether the claims of home purchasers’ children are subject to the arbitration clause of the purchase and sale agreement, whether a court or arbitrator is to determine whether the arbitration clause is procedurally unconscionable, and whether Quadrant’s parent corporations waived arbitration by moving for summary judgment.

Case No. 3 – 84223-0 (consolidated w/84569-7)	COUNSEL
State of Washington      v. Daniel Snapp & Roger Wright	Stephen Trinen/Stephen Hobbs/James Whisman Lila Silverstein/Richard Hansen/Cooper Offenbecher
SYNOPSIS: May police conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle incident to arrest of the driver based on a reasonable belief the vehicle contains evidence of the crime for which the driver is arrested?

Case No. 4 – 83731-7	COUNSEL
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of Chad A. Pierce	Douglas Carr Harry Williams, IV/Suzanne Elliott/Sarah Dunne/ Nancy Talner/Travis Stearns
SYNOPSIS: The Court will decide whether the Department of Corrections can deduct costs of incarceration from Pierce’s inmate account even though the trial court waived costs of incarceration in the judgment and sentence.

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