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Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 96464-5
Title of Case: Ehrhart v. King County
File Date: 04/02/2020
Oral Argument Date: 11/12/2019

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Pierce County Superior Court
Docket No: 18-2-09196-4
Judgment or order under review
Date filed: 09/28/2018
Judge signing: Honorable Shelly Speir

JUSTICES
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Steven C. GonzálezSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Barbara A. MadsenSigned Majority
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensMajority Author
Sheryl Gordon McCloudSigned Majority
Mary I. YuSigned Majority
Raquel Montoya-LewisDid Not Participate
Mary E. Farihurst,
J.P.T.
Signed Majority
Charles K. WigginsSigned Majority

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Petitioner(s)
 Matthew J. Segal  
 Pacifica Law Group LLP
 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3404

 Paul J. Lawrence  
 Pacifica Law Group LLP
 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3404

 Kymberly Kathryn Evanson  
 Pacifica Law Group LLP
 1191 2nd Ave Ste 2000
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3404

 Athanasios P. Papailiou  
 Attorney at Law
 6 S 2nd St Ste 412
 Yakima, WA, 98901-2629

Counsel for Defendant(s)
 Todd Wesley Reichert  
 Fain Anderson, et al.
 701 5th Ave Ste 4750
 Seattle, WA, 98104-7089

 Christopher Holmes Anderson  
 Fain Anderson, et al.
 701 5th Ave Ste 4750
 Seattle, WA, 98104-7089

 Joseph Vickers Gardner  
 Attorney at Law
 701 5th Ave Ste 4750
 Seattle, WA, 98104-7089

 Elizabeth Ann Leedom  
 Bennett Bigelow Leedom PS
 601 Union St Ste 1500
 Seattle, WA, 98101-1363

 Lauren Michelle Martin  
 Bennett Bigelow & Leedom, P.S.
 601 Union St Ste 1500
 Seattle, WA, 98101-1363

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Daniel Andrew Brown  
 Williams Kastner
 601 Union St Ste 4100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-1368

 Kathleen Goodman  
 Attorney at Law
 601 Union St Ste 4100
 2 Union Sq
 Seattle, WA, 98101-1368

 Theron A. Buck  
 Frey Buck PS
 1200 5th Ave Ste 1900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3135

 Evan Bariault  
 Frey Buck, P.S.
 1200 5th Ave Ste 1900
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3135

 Adam Rosenberg  
 Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC
 601 Union St Ste 4100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-1368

 Richard Howard Adler  
 Adler Giersch PS
 333 Taylor Ave N
 Seattle, WA, 98109-4619

 Melissa D. Carter  
 Adler Giersch PS
 333 Taylor Ave N
 Seattle, WA, 98109-4619

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of County & City Health Officials
 Denise L. Ashbaugh  
 Arete Law Group
 1218 3rd Ave Ste 2100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3094

 Jeremy E. Roller  
 Arete Law Group
 1218 3rd Ave Ste 2100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3094

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Big Cities Health Coalition
 Denise L. Ashbaugh  
 Arete Law Group
 1218 3rd Ave Ste 2100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3094

 Jeremy E. Roller  
 Arete Law Group
 1218 3rd Ave Ste 2100
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3094

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

 Valerie Davis McOmie  
 Attorney at Law
 4549 Nw Aspen St
 Camas, WA, 98607-8302

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Counties
 Mellani R. Hughes McAleenan  
 Washington State Association of Counties
 206 10th Ave Se
 Olympia, WA, 98501-1311


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