9:00 A.M. |
OLYMPIA |
May 18, 2017 |
THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 - 91538-5 (consolidated with 91852-0) |
COUNSEL |
MARY RUSHING as the Administrator and on Behalf of the Estate of ROBERT COON, and MARY RUSHING individually
v.
FRANKLIN HILLS HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER, MELISSA CHARTREY, R.N., AURILLA POOLE, R.N., JANENE YORBA, Director of Nursing
|
Mark Kamitomo/Collin Harper
George M Ahrend
Patrick Cronin/Carl Hueber/Caitlin O'Brien
|
SYNOPSIS: Does staying a non-arbitrable wrongful death claim pending arbitration violate a plaintiff's right to a jury trial? |
Case No. 2 - 93788-5 |
COUNSEL |
CITY OF SPOKANE, a municipal corporation located in the County of Spokane, State of Washington
v.
SPOKANE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington; and VICKI HORTON, SPOKANE COUNTY ASSESSOR
|
Laura McAloon/James McPhee/John Drake
Michael Connelly
Ronald Arkills
James P. Emacio
Andrew J Krawczyk/Callie Castillo
|
SYNOPSIS: Whether Spokane's local property tax exemption violates the Washington Constitution's uniform property tax requirement. |
1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 -93823-7 |
COUNSEL |
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED, a banking corporation organized and existing under the Laws of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the People's Republic of China
v.
KUNG DA CHANG and "JANE DOE" CHANG, husband and wife, and the marital community comprised thereof
|
Stellman Keehnel/Katherine Heaton
Christopher Rosfjord
John Tollefsen
|
SYNOPSIS: Is the choice of law provision designating Hong Kong law enforceable? |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |
