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Docket Number: 80251-3
Title of Case: Braaten v. Saberhagen Holdings
File Date: 12/11/2008
Oral Argument Date: 03/11/2008

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from King County Superior Court
 05-2-03249-9
 Honorable Sharon S. Armstrong

JUSTICES
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Gerry L. AlexanderSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Barbara A. MadsenMajority Author
Richard B. SandersSigned Dissent
Tom ChambersSigned Dissent
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Mary E. FairhurstSigned Majority
James M. JohnsonSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensDissent Author

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Petitioner(s)
 Barry Neal Mesher  
 Lane Powell PC
 1420 5th Ave Ste 4100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2338

 Brian David Zeringer  
 Lane Powell PC
 1420 5th Ave Ste 4100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2338

 Andrew Gordon Yates  
 Lane Powell PC
 1420 5th Ave Ste 4100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2375

 Michael Barr King  
 Carney Badley Spellman PS
 701 5th Ave Ste 3600
 Seattle, WA, 98104-7010

 James Edward Horne  
 Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Pete
 600 University St Ste 2101
 Seattle, WA, 98101-4161

 Michael Edward Ricketts  
 Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson
 600 University St Ste 2100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-4185

 Paul J. Lawrence  
 K&L Gates LLP
 925 4th Ave Ste 2900
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1158

 Katherine M. Steele  
 Stafford Frey Cooper
 601 Union St Ste 3100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-1374

 Brett Schuman  
 Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
 1 Market Spear Street Tower
 San Francisco, CA, 94105

 Mortimer Hall Hartwell  
 Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
 1 Market Spear Street Tower
 San Francisco, CA, 94105

 Ronald Clayton Gardner  
 Gardner Bond Trabolsi PLLC
 2200 6th Ave Ste 600
 Seattle, WA, 98121-1849

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Christopher S Marks  
 Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC
 Po Box 21926
 Seattle, WA, 98111-3926

 Charles S. Siegel  
 Waters & Kraus LLP
 3219 Mckinney Ave, Suite 3000
 Dallas, TX, 75204

 Loren Jacobson  
 Walters & Krauss LLP
 3219 Mckinney Avenue
 Dallas, TX, 75204

 Matthew Phineas Bergman  
 Bergman & Frockt
 614 1st Ave Fl 4
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2233

 David S Frockt  
 Bergman & Frockt PLLC
 614 1st Ave Fl 4
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2233

 Brian F Ladenburg  
 Bergman & Frockt, P.S.
 614 1st Ave Fl 4
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2233

 John Wentworth Phillips  
 Phillips Law Group PLLC
 315 5th Ave S Ste 1000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2682

 John Matthew Geyman  
 Phillips Law Group PLLC
 315 5th Ave S Ste 1000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2682

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Ingersoll-rand Company
 Mark Bradley Tuvim  
 Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Pree
 1001 4th Ave Ste 3900
 Seattle, WA, 98154-1051

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Leslie Controls
 Mark Bradley Tuvim  
 Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Pree
 1001 4th Ave Ste 3900
 Seattle, WA, 98154-1051

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Coalition for Litigation Justice , Inc.
 James Otis Neet Jr.  
 Attorney at Law
 2555 Grand Blvd
 Kansas City, MO, 64108-2613

 Victor E Schwartz  
 Crowel & Moring
 1001 Pennsylvania Ave Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Mark Behrens  
 Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
 600 14th Street Nw Ste 800
 Washington, DC, 20005

 Paul Kalish  
 Crowell & Moring LLP
 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Assn of Manufacturers
 James Otis Neet Jr.  
 Attorney at Law
 2555 Grand Blvd
 Kansas City, MO, 64108-2613

 Jan Amundson  
 Nat'l Assn Of Manufacturers
 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Quentin Riegel  
 National Ass'n of Manufacturers
 1331 Pennsylvania Ave Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Chamber of Commerce Ofthe United States of America
 James Otis Neet Jr.  
 Attorney at Law
 2555 Grand Blvd
 Kansas City, MO, 64108-2613

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Federation of Independent Business Legal Foundation
 James Otis Neet Jr.  
 Attorney at Law
 2555 Grand Blvd
 Kansas City, MO, 64108-2613

 Karen Harned  
 N.F.I.B.L.F.
 1201 F. Street Nw Ste 200
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Elizabeth Gaudio  
 N.F.I.B.L.F.
 1201 F. Street Nw Ste 200
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Assn of Mutual Insurance Companies
 James Otis Neet Jr.  
 Attorney at Law
 2555 Grand Blvd
 Kansas City, MO, 64108-2613

 Gregg Dykstra  
 Nat. Ass'n of Mutual Ins. Co.
 3601 Vincennes Rd.
 Indianapolis, IN, 46268

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
 Jon Peter Ferguson  
 Office of the Attorney General
 800 5th Ave Ste 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3188

 Ann Spragens  
 Property Casualty Insurers
 2600 South River Rd
 Des Plaines, IL, 60018-3286

 Robert Hurns  
 Property Casualty Insurers
 2600 South River Rd.
 Des Plaines, IL, 60018-3286

Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Insurance Association
 James Otis Neet Jr.  
 Attorney at Law
 2555 Grand Blvd
 Kansas City, MO, 64108-2613

 Lynda Mounts  
 American Ins. Association
 1130 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 1000
 Washington, DC, 20036

 Kenneth Stoller  
 American Ins. Association
 1130 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 1000
 Washington, DC, 20036

Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Chemistry Council
 James Otis Neet Jr.  
 Attorney at Law
 2555 Grand Blvd
 Kansas City, MO, 64108-2613

 Donald Evans  
 American Chemistry Council
 1300 Wilson Blvd
 Arlington, VA, 22209

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Chamber Litigation Center , Inc.
 Robin S Conrad  
 Nat'l Chamber Litigation Center
 1615 H Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20062

 Amar Sarwal  
 National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc.
 1615 H Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20062

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Flowserve Corporation
 Jeanne F. Loftis  
 Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
 300 Pioneer Tower
 888 Sw Fifth Avenue
 Portland, OR, 97204

 Allen E Eraut  
 Rizzo Mattingly Bosworth PC
 411 Sw 2nd Ave Ste 200
 Portland, OR, 97204-3408

 Erich Gleber  
 Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney
 830 Third Ave Ste 400
 New York, NY, 10022

 Steven Rosenblatt  
 Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney
 830 Third Ave Ste 400
 New York, NY, 10022

 Amy Fenno  
 Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney
 830 Third Ave Ste 400
 New York, NY, 10022

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
 Stewart Andrew Estes  
 Keating Bucklin & McCormack
 800 5th Ave Ste 4141
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3175

 Aaron V Rocke  
 Rocke Law Group PLLC
 1700 7th Ave Ste 2100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-1360

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Pacific Legal Foundation
 Diana M Kirchheim  
 Washington State Senate
 Po Box 40462
 Olympia, WA, 98504-0462

 Deborah J La Fetra  
 Pacific Legal Foundation
 3900 Lennane Drive
 Suite 200
 Sacramento, CA, 95834

 Timothy Sandefur  
 Pacific Legal Foundation
 3900 Lennane Drive
 Suite 200
 Sacramento, CA, 95834

 Alissa J. Strong  
 Pacific Legal Foundation
 3900 Lennane Drive Ste 200
 Sacramento, CA, 95834

 Elizabeth A. Yi  
 Pacific Legal Foundation
 3900 Lennane Drive Ste 200
 Sacramento, CA, 95834

Amicus Curiae on behalf of O-i , Inc.
 Howard Mark Goodfriend  
 Edwards Sieh Smith & Goodfriend PS
 1109 1st Ave Ste 500
 Seattle, WA, 98101-2988

 David W. Holman  
 The Holman Law Firm PC
 24 Greenway Plaza Ste 2000
 Houston, TX, 77046

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
 William Joel Rutzick  
 Schroeter Goldmark & Bender
 810 3rd Ave Ste 500
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1657

Counsel for Other Parties
 Matthew Phineas Bergman  
 Bergman & Frockt
 614 1st Ave Fl 4
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2233

 David S Frockt  
 Bergman & Frockt PLLC
 614 1st Ave Fl 4
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2233

 Brian F Ladenburg  
 Bergman & Frockt, P.S.
 614 1st Ave Fl 4
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2233

 John Wentworth Phillips  
 Phillips Law Group PLLC
 315 5th Ave S Ste 1000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2682

 John Matthew Geyman  
 Phillips Law Group PLLC
 315 5th Ave S Ste 1000
 Seattle, WA, 98104-2682

 Charles S. Siegel  
 Waters & Kraus LLP
 3219 Mckinney Ave, Suite 3000
 Dallas, TX, 75204

 Loren Jacobson  
 Walters & Krauss LLP
 3219 Mckinney Avenue
 Dallas, TX, 75204


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