Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

May 14, 2013

Case No. 1 - 86822-1

COUNSEL

LEYA REKHTER, et al.
     v.

STATE OF WASHINGTON, et al.

Michael Pfau/Darrell Cochran/Dmitri Iglitzin/Jennifer Robbins/Gregory McBroom/John White, Jr. & Kevin Hansen

Jay Geck/Carrie Bashaw/Michael Young & Elizabeth Beusch

SYNOPSIS: The Department of Social and Health Services challenges a judgment of more than $90 million after a jury found that the agency breached its contractual duty of good faith and fair dealing toward in-home care providers.

Case No. 2 - 87350-0

COUNSEL

STATE OF WASHINGTON
     v.
LOUIS CHAO CHEN

Donald Raz/Cecelia Youngberg Gregson & Ann Summers

Todd Maybrown/Raymond McFarland & Barry Flegenheimer

SYNOPSIS: Whether the trial court erred in refusing to seal the defendant's competency evaluation in light of RCW 10.77.210, which limits disclosure of competency evaluations.


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 87271-6

COUNSEL

FISHER BROADCASTING-SEATTLE TV LLC d/b/a KOMO 4
     v.
CITY OF SEATTLE, et al.

Judith Endejan

Mary Farver Perry

SYNOPSIS: The Seattle Police Department records many of its contacts with people. Did it violate the Public Records Act when it told a reporter that it did not have a list of recordings and would not release the recordings?

Case No. 4 - 87915-0

COUNSEL

NANETTE AURDAL, et ux
     v.
UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF THE NORTHWEST, dba SPRINT, et al.

William McGonagle/Kenneth Masters & Shelby Frost Lemmel

Jill Bowman & Margarita Latsinova

SYNOPSIS: Can Burnston argue on appeal that the hit-and-run statute does not apply to collisions with a horse? Does it?

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