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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
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
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| 05-2-03249-9 |
| Honorable Sharon S. Armstrong |
JUSTICES
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Gerry L. Alexander | Signed Majority | |
Charles W. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
Barbara A. Madsen | Majority Author | |
Richard B. Sanders | Signed Dissent | |
Tom Chambers | Signed Dissent | |
Susan Owens | Signed Majority | |
Mary E. Fairhurst | Signed Majority | |
James M. Johnson | Signed Majority | |
Debra L. Stephens | Dissent 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 |
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| Brian David Zeringer |
| Lane Powell PC |
| 1420 5th Ave Ste 4100 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-2338 |
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| Andrew Gordon Yates |
| Lane Powell PC |
| 1420 5th Ave Ste 4100 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-2375 |
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| Michael Barr King |
| Carney Badley Spellman PS |
| 701 5th Ave Ste 3600 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-7010 |
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| James Edward Horne |
| Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Pete |
| 600 University St Ste 2101 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-4161 |
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| Michael Edward Ricketts |
| Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson |
| 600 University St Ste 2100 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-4185 |
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| Paul J. Lawrence |
| K&L Gates LLP |
| 925 4th Ave Ste 2900 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-1158 |
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| Katherine M. Steele |
| Stafford Frey Cooper |
| 601 Union St Ste 3100 |
| Seattle, WA, 98101-1374 |
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| Brett Schuman |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| 1 Market Spear Street Tower |
| San Francisco, CA, 94105 |
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| Mortimer Hall Hartwell |
| Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| 1 Market Spear Street Tower |
| San Francisco, CA, 94105 |
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| 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 |
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| Charles S. Siegel |
| Waters & Kraus LLP |
| 3219 Mckinney Ave, Suite 3000 |
| Dallas, TX, 75204 |
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| Loren Jacobson |
| Walters & Krauss LLP |
| 3219 Mckinney Avenue |
| Dallas, TX, 75204 |
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| Matthew Phineas Bergman |
| Bergman & Frockt |
| 614 1st Ave Fl 4 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2233 |
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| David S Frockt |
| Bergman & Frockt PLLC |
| 614 1st Ave Fl 4 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2233 |
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| Brian F Ladenburg |
| Bergman & Frockt, P.S. |
| 614 1st Ave Fl 4 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2233 |
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| John Wentworth Phillips |
| Phillips Law Group PLLC |
| 315 5th Ave S Ste 1000 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2682 |
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| 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 |
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| Victor E Schwartz |
| Crowel & Moring |
| 1001 Pennsylvania Ave Nw |
| Washington, DC, 20004 |
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| Mark Behrens |
| Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP |
| 600 14th Street Nw Ste 800 |
| Washington, DC, 20005 |
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| 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 |
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| Jan Amundson |
| Nat'l Assn Of Manufacturers |
| 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. Nw |
| Washington, DC, 20004 |
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| 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 |
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| Karen Harned |
| N.F.I.B.L.F. |
| 1201 F. Street Nw Ste 200 |
| Washington, DC, 20004 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Ann Spragens |
| Property Casualty Insurers |
| 2600 South River Rd |
| Des Plaines, IL, 60018-3286 |
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| 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 |
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| Lynda Mounts |
| American Ins. Association |
| 1130 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 1000 |
| Washington, DC, 20036 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Allen E Eraut |
| Rizzo Mattingly Bosworth PC |
| 411 Sw 2nd Ave Ste 200 |
| Portland, OR, 97204-3408 |
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| Erich Gleber |
| Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney |
| 830 Third Ave Ste 400 |
| New York, NY, 10022 |
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| Steven Rosenblatt |
| Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney |
| 830 Third Ave Ste 400 |
| New York, NY, 10022 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Deborah J La Fetra |
| Pacific Legal Foundation |
| 3900 Lennane Drive |
| Suite 200 |
| Sacramento, CA, 95834 |
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| Timothy Sandefur |
| Pacific Legal Foundation |
| 3900 Lennane Drive |
| Suite 200 |
| Sacramento, CA, 95834 |
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| Alissa J. Strong |
| Pacific Legal Foundation |
| 3900 Lennane Drive Ste 200 |
| Sacramento, CA, 95834 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| David S Frockt |
| Bergman & Frockt PLLC |
| 614 1st Ave Fl 4 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2233 |
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| Brian F Ladenburg |
| Bergman & Frockt, P.S. |
| 614 1st Ave Fl 4 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2233 |
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| John Wentworth Phillips |
| Phillips Law Group PLLC |
| 315 5th Ave S Ste 1000 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2682 |
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| John Matthew Geyman |
| Phillips Law Group PLLC |
| 315 5th Ave S Ste 1000 |
| Seattle, WA, 98104-2682 |
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| Charles S. Siegel |
| Waters & Kraus LLP |
| 3219 Mckinney Ave, Suite 3000 |
| Dallas, TX, 75204 |
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| Loren Jacobson |
| Walters & Krauss LLP |
| 3219 Mckinney Avenue |
| Dallas, TX, 75204 |
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