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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: |
100,768-0 |
| Title of Case: |
Wright v. 3M Co. |
| File Date: |
08/03/2023 |
| Oral Argument Date: |
10/27/2022 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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| Judgment or order under review |
| Date filed: | 01/17/2020 |
| Judge signing: | Honorable Patrick H Oishi |
JUSTICES
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| Steven C. González | Signed Majority | |
| Charles W. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
| Barbara A. Madsen | Dissent Author | |
| Susan Owens | Signed Majority | |
| Debra L. Stephens | Signed Majority | |
| Sheryl Gordon McCloud | Signed Dissent | |
| Mary I. Yu | Majority Author | |
| Raquel Montoya-Lewis | Signed Majority | |
| G. Helen Whitener | Signed Majority | |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Petitioner(s) |
| | Robert M. Mckenna |
| | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| | 401 Union St Ste 3300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
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| | Daniel A. Rubens |
| | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe |
| | 51 West 52nd Street |
| | New York, NY, 10019 |
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| | James Flynn |
| | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| | 1152 15th Street Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20005-1706 |
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| | Emily Villano |
| | 1152 15 Th Street Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20005 |
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| | Christopher S. Marks |
| | Tanenbaum Keale LLP |
| | 701 Pike St Ste 1575 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3931 |
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| | Malika Johnson |
| | Tanenbaum Keale LLP |
| | 701 Pike St Ste 1575 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3931 |
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| | Alice Coles Serko |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 12920 Se 38th St |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98006-1350 |
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| | Carolyn Frantz |
| | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| | 401 Union St Ste 3300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
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| | Mark Steven Parris |
| | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| | 401 Union St Ste 3300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
Counsel for Respondent(s) |
| | Craig Anthony Sims |
| | Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| | 401 Union Street |
| | Suite 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
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| | Kaitlin Tess Cherf |
| | Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| | 401 Union Street |
| | Suite 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
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| | Elizabeth Jean Mclafferty |
| | Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| | 401 Union St Ste 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
|
| | Thomas James Breen |
| | Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| | 401 Union Street |
| | Suite 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
|
| | William Joel Rutzick |
| | Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| | 401 Union Street |
| | Suite 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
|
| | Lucas William Hannum Garrett |
| | Schroeter Goldmark & Bender |
| | 401 Union Street, Suite 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101 |
|
| | Colin Mieling |
| | Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, P.S. |
| | 401 Union St Ste 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2678 |
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| | Hong Jiang |
| | Schroeter Goldmark Bender |
| | 401 Union St Ste 3400 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2678 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Western States Petroleum Association |
| | Rory Drew Cosgrove |
| | Carney Badley Spellman PS |
| | 701 5th Ave Ste 3600 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-7010 |
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| | Tierney Elizabeth Vial |
| | United States Courthouse |
| | 1717 Pacific Ave |
| | Tacoma, WA, 98402-3200 |
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| | Charlene Koski |
| | Van Ness Feldman LLP |
| | 1191 2nd Ave Ste 1800 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2996 |
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| | Sophia E. Amberson |
| | Van Ness Feldman LLP |
| | 1191 2nd Ave Ste 1800 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2996 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Building Industry Association of Washington |
| | Jackson Wilder Maynard Jr. |
| | Building Industry Association of Washing |
| | 300 Deschutes Way Sw Ste 300 |
| | Tumwater, WA, 98501-7719 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Retail Association |
| | D. Michael Reilly |
| | Lane Powell PC |
| | 1420 5th Ave Ste 4200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2375 |
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| | Ryan P McBride |
| | Lane Powell PC |
| | 1420 5th Ave Ste 4200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2375 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America |
| | Robert Bertelson Mitchell Jr. |
| | K&L Gates LLP |
| | 925 4th Ave Ste 2900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1158 |
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| | David R. Fine |
| | K & L Gates LLP |
| | 925 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1158 |
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| | Andrew R. Varcoe |
| | US Chamber Litigation Center |
| | 1615 H Street Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20062 |
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| | Jonathan D. Urick |
| | US Chamber Litigation Center |
| | 1615 H Street, Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20062 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Food Industry Association |
| | Aaron V. Rocke |
| | Rocke Law Group PLLC |
| | 500 Union St Ste 909 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-4052 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Washington Business |
| | Robert Andrew Battles |
| | Association of Washington Business |
| | 1414 Cherry St Se |
| | Olympia, WA, 98501-2341 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Hospitality Association |
| | John Lane |
| | Seattle Restaurant Alliance & Seattle Ho |
| | 1301 5th Ave Ste 1500 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2632 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors of Washington |
| | Cassidy J Ingram |
| | Faegre Drinker Biddle Reath LLP |
| | 320 South Canal Street |
| | Suite 3300 |
| | Chicago, IL, 60606 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Farm Bureau |
| | Jeremy Scott Bartels |
| | The Bartels Law Firm, PLLC |
| | 50 16th Ave |
| | Kirkland, WA, 98033-4909 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of Manufacturers |
| | Robert Bertelson MitchellJr. |
| | K&L Gates LLP |
| | 925 4th Ave Ste 2900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-1158 |
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| | Erica Klenicki |
| | National Association for Manufacturers |
| | 733 10th Street Nw Suite 700 |
| | Washington, DC, 20001 |
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| | Michael Tilghman |
| | The NAM Legal Center |
| | 733 10th Street Nw Suite 700 |
| | Washington, DC, 20001 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council |
| | Kristina Marie Detwiler |
| | Robblee Detwiler PLLP |
| | 2101 4th Ave Ste 1000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121-2346 |
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| | Angelo Camacho Cruz |
| | Robblee Detwiler PLLP |
| | 2101 4th Ave Ste 1000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121-2346 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of Premises Liability Attorneys |
| | Eric Michael Fong |
| | Fong Law |
| | 569 Division St Ste 300 |
| | Port Orchard, WA, 98366-4602 |
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| | Michael L. Neff |
| | Nat'l Assoc. of Premises Liability Attys |
| | 3975 Roswell Road Ne |
| | Atlanta, GA, 30342 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation |
| | Daniel Edward Huntington |
| | Richter-Wimberley PS |
| | 422 W Riverside Ave Ste 1300 |
| | Spokane, WA, 99201-0305 |
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| | Valerie Davis McOmie |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 4549 Nw Aspen St |
| | Camas, WA, 98607-8302 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers |
| | Noah Jaffe |
| | Nicoll Black & Feig PLLC |
| | 1325 4th Ave Ste 1650 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2506 |
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