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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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. 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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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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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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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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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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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
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L.G. v. Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families — Affirmed dismissal of negligent-investigation claims
Case L.G., a minor; L.G., a minor; Randy Gibson, individually and as guardian in fact of L.G. and L.G. v.
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State v. Le — Affirmed attempted child-sex convictions based on arranged meeting, payment, and condoms
Case The State of Washington v. Anh My Nguyen Duc Le Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge Birk
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Feekes v. Triple M Construction — Court upheld the construction lien but denied appellate attorney fees
Case David Shane Feekes and Megan L. Kriete-Feekes v. Triple M Construction, LLC Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division Three
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Human Rights Commission v. Summerwalk — revived racial-discrimination case over HOA covenant enforcement
Case Washington State Human Rights Commission, presenting the case in support of the complaint filed by Joseph Mitchell v. Summerwalk
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Stone v. King County — revived malpractice and fiduciary-duty claims against defense counsel
Case Austin I. Stone v. King County and George Eppler Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge Feldman (Jay
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Chicago Title Insurance v. State Revenue — Court reverses, holds remote title and escrow services sourced to Washington where property located
Case Chicago Title Insurance Company v. State of Washington, Department of Revenue Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division II Judge
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Parman v. Estate of Ruth Parman — Court reversed trial court’s cancellation of lis pendens, holding that unjust enrichment claims seeking equitable liens on real property can support a lis pendens
Case Elizabeth M. Parman v. Estate of Ruth Marie Parman and Shawn Parman Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division II
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State v. Spanjer — Court reverses disqualification of entire prosecutor’s office where deputy prosecutor is crime victim
Case State of Washington v. Christopher Lynn Spanjer Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division II Judge Bradley A. Maxa (Jay