9:00 A.M. |
OLYMPIA |
May 8, 2012 |
Case No. 1 - 86912-0 |
COUNSEL |
EDWARD J. BYLSMA
v.
BURGER KING CORPORATION, a Florida corporation, et al. |
Anne Melani Bremner/James Yand/Darrin Bailey & Danford Grant
Barry Goehler/Gary Bullock |
SYNOPSIS: Can a manufacturer be held liable under the Washington Product Liability Act for the emotional distress suffered by a purchaser who is served, but does not consume, a contaminated food product? |
Case No. 2 - 86563-9 |
COUNSEL |
WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION
v.
SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER |
David Campbell/Carson Glickman-Flora & Dmitri Iglitzen
Paula Lee Lehmann/Michael Killeen |
SYNOPSIS: When the demands of nurses' jobs prevent them from taking paid rest breaks, are these nurses entitled to straight pay or overtime pay for the additional labor they provide to a hospital? |
1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 86535-3 |
COUNSEL |
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION
v.
IMMUNEX CORPORATION |
Jerret Sale & Deborah Carstens/Catherine Wright Smith & Howard Goodfriend
James Murray/Linda Kornfeld & Damon Thayer
|
SYNOPSIS: May an insurer recover defense costs incurred under a reservation of rights defense when a court later determines it owed no duty to defend its insured? |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |