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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: |
101,561-5 |
| Title of Case: |
P.E.L. v. Premera Blue Cross |
| File Date: |
12/21/2023 |
| Oral Argument Date: |
09/14/2023 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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| Appeal from King County Superior Court |
| Docket No: | 19-2-25610-9 |
| Judgment or order under review |
| Date filed: | 06/11/2021 |
| Judge signing: | Honorable Michael Ramsey Scott |
JUSTICES
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| Steven C. González | Signed Majority | |
| Charles W. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
| Barbara A. Madsen | Signed Majority | |
| Susan Owens | Signed Majority | |
| Debra L. Stephens | Signed Majority | |
| Sheryl Gordon McCloud | Signed Majority | |
| 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) |
| | Gwendolyn C. Payton |
| | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
| | 1420 5th Ave. Ste. 3700 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-4089 |
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| | Adam H. Charnes |
| | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
| | 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 4400 |
| | Dallas, TX, 75201-2924 |
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| | John R. Neeleman |
| | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP |
| | 1420 5th Ave. Ste. 3700 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-4089 |
Counsel for Respondent(s) |
| | Marlena Grundy |
| | PNW Strategic Legal Solutions, PLLC |
| | 1408 140th Pl. Ne Ste. 170 |
| | Bellevue, WA, 98007-3964 |
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| | Eleanor Hamburger |
| | Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore Hamburger PLLC |
| | 3101 Western Avenue, Suite 350 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121 |
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| | Daniel S. Gross |
| | Sirianni Youtz Spoonemore Hamburger PLLC |
| | 3101 Western Avenue, Suite 350 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98121 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Breaking Code Silence |
| | Gretchen J. Hoog |
| | Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC |
| | 401 Union St. Ste. 1500 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2668 |
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| | Lenore Silverman |
| | Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP |
| | 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1700 |
| | Los Angeles, CA, 90048 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation |
| | Valerie Davis McOmie |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 4549 Nw Aspen St. |
| | Camas, WA, 98607-8302 |
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| | Daniel Edward Huntington |
| | Richter-Wimberley PS |
| | 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300 |
| | Spokane, WA, 99201-0305 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Insurance Commissioner |
| | Marta Uballe DeLeon |
| | Office of the Attorney General |
| | 1125 Washington St. Se |
| | P.o. Box 40100 |
| | Olympia, WA, 98504-0100 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | Emily Elisabeth Brice |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2552 |
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| | Janet Chantal Varon |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 1301 5th Ave. Ste. 1200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2677 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of The National Health Law Program |
| | Emily Elisabeth Brice |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2552 |
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| | Janet Chantal Varon |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 1301 5th Ave. Ste. 1200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2677 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of The Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard |
| | Emily Elisabeth Brice |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2552 |
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| | Janet Chantal Varon |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 1301 5th Ave. Ste. 1200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2677 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of The Kennedy Forum |
| | Emily Elisabeth Brice |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2552 |
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| | Janet Chantal Varon |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 1301 5th Ave. Ste.1200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2677 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of The Autism Legal Resource Center |
| | Emily Elisabeth Brice |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2552 |
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| | Janet Chantal Varon |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 1301 5th Ave. Ste. 1200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2677 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of The National Autism Law Center |
| | Emily Elisabeth Brice |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2552 |
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| | Janet Chantal Varon |
| | Northwest Health Law Advocates |
| | 1301 5th Ave. Ste. 1200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-2677 |
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