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Docket Number: 97325-3
Title of Case: Gerlach v. The Cove Apartments, LLC
File Date: 08/27/2020
Oral Argument Date: 02/20/2020

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from King County Superior Court
Docket No: 15-2-25974-1
Judgment or order under review
Date filed: 07/31/2017
Judge signing: Honorable Richard F. McDermott

JUSTICES
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Debra L. StephensMajority Author
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Barbara A. MadsenSigned Dissent in part
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Steven C. GonzálezSigned Majority
Sheryl Gordon McCloudDissent in part Author
Mary I. YuSigned Majority
Raquel Montoya-LewisSigned Majority
G. Helen WhitenerDid Not Participate
Charles K. WigginsSigned Dissent in partJ.P.T.

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Petitioner(s)
 Benjamin Franklin Barcus  
 Ben F. Barcus & Associates PLLC
 4303 Ruston Way
 Tacoma, WA, 98402-5313

 Howard Mark Goodfriend  
 Smith Goodfriend PS
 1619 8th Ave N.
 Seattle, WA, 98109-3007

 Simon Henri Forgette  
 Attorney at Law
 406 Market St. Ste. A
 Kirkland, WA, 98033-6135

 Catherine Wright Smith  
 Smith Goodfriend PS
 1619 8th Ave. N.
 Seattle, WA, 98109-3007

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Pauline Victoria Smetka  
 Helsell Fetterman LLP
 1001 4th Ave. Ste. 4200
 Seattle, WA, 98154-1154

 Philip Albert Talmadge  
 Talmadge/Fitzpatrick
 2775 Harbor Ave. Sw
 Third Floor Ste. C
 Seattle, WA, 98126-2138

 Aimee Muul  
 Helsell Fetterman
 1011 4th Avenue, Suite 4200
 Seattle, WA, 98154-1154

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Cities Insurance Authority
 Stewart Andrew Estes  
 Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S.
 801 2nd Ave. Ste. 1210
 Seattle, WA, 98104-3175

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Rental Housing Association of America
 Christopher Thomas Benis  
 Hecker, Wakefield & Feilberg, PS
 321 1st Ave. W.
 Seattle, WA, 98119-4103

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Counties Risk Pool
 Patrick G. McMahon  
 Attorney at Law
 Po Box 2965
 Wenatchee, WA, 98807-2965

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Multi-Family Housing Association
 Sidney Charlotte Tribe  
 Carney Badley Spellman
 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3600
 Seattle, WA, 98104-7010

 Scott Roberts Weaver  
 Carney Badley Spellman
 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3600
 Seattle, WA, 98104-7010

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


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