Morford v. Office Max — Pension benefits end the day before a worker’s death
Case Leroy Morford v. Office Max, Inc. and Department of Labor & Industries Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division Three
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Climate Solutions — Washington Supreme Court struck down Initiative 2066 in full
Case Climate Solutions et al. v. State of Washington et al. Court Washington Supreme Court Judge Stephens, C.J. Date Decided
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Frohlich v. Clark County — Court affirmed dismissal of challenge to 2024 legislative election
Case Matthew Frohlich and Washington State Republican Party v. Clark County, Greg Kimsey, and Steve Hobbs Court Washington Court of
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State v. Peterson — Allowed a CrR 7.8 challenge to a drug-court order but denied a due-process right to a fee refund
Case State of Washington v. Karen Kathleen Peterson Court Washington Supreme Court Judge Gordon McCloud, J. Date Decided September 10,
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State v. Lester — Reversed child-sex-offense convictions and ordered a new trial before a different judge
Case State of Washington v. Christopher Collin Lester Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge Mann, J. Date Decided
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Earl v. Campbell — Washington Supreme Court allows negligent-retention and vicarious-liability claims to proceed together
Case Lisa Earl, individually and on behalf of K.S., a minor child and K.W., a minor child; Osceola Bluehorse, on
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Cousins v. Department of Corrections — Court upheld PRA violation but vacated $1 million penalty
Case Terry Cousins v. State of Washington and Department of Corrections Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division Three Judge Lawrence-Berrey,
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In re Dependency of L.G. — Court vacates placement order because father was denied meaningful participation
Case In the Matter of Dependency of L.G., M.G., and S.G., Minor Children Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One
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In re Recall of O’Neil — Washington Supreme Court lets key recall charges proceed
Case In the Matter of the Recall of William O’Neil, Scott Keller, and Lori Stevens Court Washington Supreme Court Judge
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State v. Baranyi — Affirmed four concurrent sentences of 46 years to life for murders committed at age 17
Case State of Washington v. Alex Kevin Baranyi Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge Bowman, A.C.J. Date Decided
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Bailey-Cobb — Drug-monitoring patches for pretrial DUI releasees violated Washington privacy rights
Case Simone A. Bailey-Cobb v. Snohomish County District Court, the Honorable Judge Jennifer Rancourt; Andrew P. Toombs v. Snohomish County
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State v. Tuufuli — Revived felony-murder charge under due-diligence exception to double jeopardy
Case State of Washington v. Gregory William Tuufuli Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge Díaz, J. Date Decided
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State v. Sliger — affirmed admission of breath-test results despite tiny tobacco strands in the defendant’s teeth
Case State of Washington v. John Henry Sliger Court Washington Supreme Court Judge Madsen, J.P.T. (appointment info not available); González,
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In re Detention of Marcus Abbe — Washington appeals court affirmed conditional release to the state-proposed placement
Case In the Matter of the Detention of Marcus Abbe, aka Jazmine Anne Jazper Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division
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Dowdney — Washington court invalidates “Assigned to Cell” as prison programming
Case In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of Stephen P. Dowdney Jr. Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One
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In re Marriage of Hauk — Washington Supreme Court reversed and required residential time to be measured when relocation notice was served
Case In the Matter of the Marriage of Arynn Kyla Hauk and Brandon Jeffrey Wuesthoff Court Washington Supreme Court Judge
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Danielson v. Seattle Children’s Hospital — affirmed a $21 million race-discrimination and retaliation verdict
Case Benjamin Danielson v. Seattle Children’s Hospital Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge DÍAZ (appointment info not available)
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Riviera Northgate Apartments v. Caine — reversed an ejectment judgment because residential evictions must proceed under tenant-protection laws
Case Riviera Northgate Apartments, LLC v. Ruby Caine and All Other Occupants in Possession of 11540 Pinehurst Way NE, Apt.
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Martinez v. Washington State University — Court held WSU owed a duty to protect a fraternity pledge from foreseeable hazing harm
Case Hector Martinez and Jolayne Houtz, husband and wife, individually and as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Samuel H.
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State v. Perrin — affirmed waiver of deadly-weapon prison time under the mental health sentencing alternative
Case State of Washington v. Scott Joseph Perrin Court Washington Supreme Court Judge GONZÁLEZ (appointment info not available) Date Decided
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DoorDash — court upheld $14.5 million industrial-insurance assessment for Dashers
Case DoorDash, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division II Judge Veljacic
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Burney v. Snohomish County — Court affirms dismissal because public agencies owed stabbing victim no duty of care
Case Frederick Burney v. Snohomish County, Snohomish County 911, and City of Lynnwood Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division II
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Northwest Cascade v. L&I — WA appeals court reinstates fines for lack of flagger fall protection
Case Northwest Cascade, Inc., v. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Court Washington Court of Appeals Judge GLASGOW, J.
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Rush v. State of Washington — Ruled that retired public employees have three years to sue over pension disputes, not just 30 days to appeal an agency decision
Case Dana Rush v. State of Washington Court Washington Court of Appeals Judge BIRK, J. (appointment info not available) Date