Case No. 1 - 86412-8	COUNSEL
In re the Estate of: James W. Haviland, Deceased. Mary Haviland      v. Martha Clauser, Donald Haviland, Elizabeth Haviland, and Richard L. Furman, Administrator of the Estate	Richard Furman, Jr. Ladd Leavens/William Rasmussen Carol Vaughn/Suzanne Churchwell Howle Howard Goodfriend/William Olson
SYNOPSIS: Doctor Haviland died in 2007. In 2009, the legislature amended the Slayer Statute in a way that might affect the disposition of his estate. Do those amendments apply to his probate?

Case No. 2 - 86124-2	COUNSEL
In Re the Welfare of K.D.S., a Minor, Department of Social and Health Services      v. Derek Gladin	Sarah Reyes/Anne Egeler/Melissa Nelson Jennifer Dobson/Dana Nelson
SYNOPSIS: In this case involving the termination of parental rights, the Court must decide whether the State has met its burden of proving that continuation of the parent–child relationship diminishes the child’s prospects for integration into a stable and permanent home.

Case No. 3 - 86413-6	COUNSEL
John Staples      v. Allstate Insurance Company, an insurance company doing business in Washington	Daniel Fjelstad Rory Leid/Midori Sagara
SYNOPSIS: If a person makes an insurance claim but then doesn’t cooperate with the insurance company, can the insurance company deny the claim?

Case No. 4 – 86603-1	COUNSEL
State of Washington      v. Kenneth Eugene Lamb	Lewis Schrawyer Loren Oakley
SYNOPSIS: Did the trial court abuse its discretion when it (1) vacated the defendant's prior juvenile felony adjudication, (2) did not allow the State to amend the charging document, or (3) dismissed the unlawful possession of a firearm charges?

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