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Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: |
91393-5 |
| Title of Case: |
Thornell v. Seattle Serv. Bureau, Inc. |
| File Date: |
12/10/2015 |
| Oral Argument Date: |
10/20/2015 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
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| Judgment or order under review |
JUSTICES
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| Steven C. González | Signed Majority | |
| Charles W. Johnson | Majority Author | |
| Barbara A. Madsen | Signed Majority | |
| Susan Owens | Signed Majority | |
| Debra L. Stephens | Signed Majority | |
| Sheryl Gordon McCloud | Signed Majority | |
| Mary I. Yu | Signed Majority | |
| Mary E. Fairhurst | Signed Majority | |
| Charles K. Wiggins | Signed Majority | |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s) |
| | Michael Murphy |
| | Bailey & Glasser LLP |
| | 1054 31st St Nw Ste 230 |
| | Washington, DC, 20007-6154 |
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| | Beth Ellen Terrell |
| | Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC |
| | 936 N 34th St Ste 300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98103-8869 |
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| | James L. Kauffman |
| | Bailey & Glasser LLP |
| | 910 17th Street Nw Suite 800 |
| | Washington, DC, 20006 |
Counsel for Defendant(s) |
| | Jeffrey I. Hasson |
| | Davenport & Hasson LLP |
| | 12707 Ne Halsey St |
| | Portland, OR, 97230-2343 |
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| | Daniel L. Syhre |
| | Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S. |
| | One Convention Place, Suite 1400 |
| | 701 Pike Street |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3927 |
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| | Joseph D. Hampton |
| | Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S. |
| | One Convention Place, Suite 1400 |
| | 701 Pike Street |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3927 |
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| | Cornelius M. Murphy |
| | Winston & Strawn |
| | 35 West Wacker Drive |
| | Chicago, IL, 60601 |
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| | Thomas J. Frederick |
| | Winston & Strawn |
| | 35 West Wacker Drive |
| | Chicago, IL, 60601 |
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| | Linda T. Coberly |
| | Winston & Strawn LLP |
| | 35 West Wacker Drive |
| | Chicago,, IL, 60601 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation |
| | George M. Ahrend |
| | Ahrend Law Firm PLLC |
| | 16 Basin St Sw |
| | Ephrata, WA, 98823-1865 |
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| | Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 517 E 17th Ave |
| | Spokane, WA, 99203-2210 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers |
| | Stewart Andrew Estes |
| | Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S. |
| | 800 Fifth Ave Ste 4141 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3175 |
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| | Melissa O'Loughlin White |
| | Cozen O'Connor |
| | 999 3rd Ave Ste 1900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-4028 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of DRI-the Voice of the Defense Bar |
| | Stewart Andrew Estes |
| | Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S. |
| | 800 Fifth Ave Ste 4141 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3175 |
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| | Melissa O'Loughlin White |
| | Cozen O'Connor |
| | 999 3rd Ave Ste 1900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-4028 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America |
| | Eric David Miller |
| | Perkins Coie LLP |
| | 1201 3rd Ave Ste 4900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3099 |
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| | Paul Spencer Graves |
| | Perkins Coie LLP |
| | 1201 3rd Ave Ste 4900 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3099 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of WA Attorney General |
| | Shannon E. Smith |
| | Office of the Attorney General |
| | 800 5th Ave Ste 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3188 |
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| | Kimberlee L. Gunning |
| | Office of the Attorney General |
| | 800 Fifth Ave Ste 2000 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-3188 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Legal Foundation |
| | Steven Amir Hemmat |
| | Attorney at Law |
| | 605 1st Ave Ste 530 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-2224 |
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| | Richard A. Samp |
| | Washington Legal Foundation |
| | 2009 Mass. Avenue Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20036 |
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| | Mark S. Chenoweth |
| | Washington Legal Foundation |
| | 2009 Mass. Avenue Nw |
| | Washington, DC, 20036 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of United Policyholders |
| | Steve W. Berman |
| | Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro |
| | 1918 8th Ave Ste 3300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-1244 |
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| | Ashley A. Bede |
| | Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP |
| | 1918 8th Ave Ste 3300 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-1214 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Certain Washington-based Companies |
| | Stephen Michael Rummage |
| | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP |
| | 1201 3rd Ave Ste 2200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3045 |
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| | Fred B. Burnside |
| | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP |
| | 1201 3rd Ave Ste 2200 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98101-3045 |
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| | Robert M. McKenna |
| | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| | 701 5th Ave Ste 5600 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-7045 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Property Casualty Insurers Association |
| | Michael Barr King |
| | Carney Badley Spellman PS |
| | 701 5th Ave Ste 3600 |
| | Seattle, WA, 98104-7010 |
Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Washington Business |
| | Robert Andrew Battles |
| | Association of Washington Business |
| | 1414 Cherry St Se |
| | Olympia, WA, 98501-2341 |
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