9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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February 21, 2013
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Case No. 1 - 87574-0
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COUNSEL
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King County Public Hospital District No. 2, D/B/A Evergreen Healthcare, et al.
v.
Washington State Department of Health, et al.
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James Fitzgerald/Gregory McBroom/
Bruce Megard, Jr.
Richard McCartan/Rebecca Glasgow/
Jeffrey Freimund
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SYNOPSIS: Washington State controls the number of healthcare providers entering the market. After litigation, the Department of Health allowed Odyssey Healthcare to open a new hospice facility. Certain existing hospice care providers are challenging that decision.
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Case No. 2 - 87722-0
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COUNSEL
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Brendan Mckown
v.
Simon Property Group, Inc., et al.
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Darrell Cochran/Jason Amala/Rodney Ray
Thomas Keane/Thomas Degan, Jr.
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SYNOPSIS: Does a business owe a duty to protect its customers from criminal harm in the absence of prior similar acts on the premises?
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 87740-8
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Josh a. Sanchez
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David Eldred/Michael Mohandeson
James Conroy
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SYNOPSIS: The legislature recently empowered the Department of Corrections to determine the risk level of a juvenile sex offender. May the county Sheriff receive and view the offender's file for the purpose of making its own risk level assessment?
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Case No. 4 – 201,073-3 (WSBA #26111)
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COUNSEL
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In re:
Marja m. Starczewski,
Attorney at Law
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Marja Starczewski
M. Craig Bray (WSBA)
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SYNOPSIS: Whether Starczewski’s disciplinary hearing was fair and proper and whether the court should affirm the Disciplinary Board’s order of 24 months suspension, 24 months practice monitoring, and $15,000 in restitution.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public.
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