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
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State v. Tarver — Affirmed conviction for receiving unlawful compensation; held that sexual contact qualifies as compensation and dependency cases constitute transactions under Washington’s bribery statute
Case State of Washington v. Robert T. Tarver Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division Three Judge George B. Staab (appointment
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Ladder Properties LLC v. City of Snoqualmie — Court reverses city’s enforcement of zoning code based solely on condominium ownership structure, holding it violates state law protecting condominium rights and affordable housing.
Case Ladder Properties LLC v. City of Snoqualmie, No. 88063-2-I Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge COBURN, J.
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Teamsters Local 839 v. Benton County — Reversed arbitration order; disciplinary actions excluded from CBA arbitration procedures
Case Teamsters Local 839 v. Benton County, Washington Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division III Judge Staab (elected 2020) Date
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In re H.T. — Court affirmed involuntary psychiatric commitment of first-episode patient based on acute severe deterioration
Case In the Matter of the Detention of H.T. Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge T. SMITH (Jay
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Shogren v. WSBA — Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of APA petition challenging denial of jury trial in disciplinary proceedings
Case Virginia P. Shogren v. Washington State Bar Association, et al. Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division II Judge VELJACIC
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Joshua Brothers v. ORM Bellevue LLC — Court reverses summary judgment for anesthesiologist and physician group in brain-damage case, allowing negligence and battery claims to proceed to trial
Case Joshua Brothers, as Litigation Guardian ad Litem for Xinnan Nancy Zhong; Yuzhen Wang v. ORM Bellevue LLC; LP SMFP
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Right Now Heating v. Estate of Hall — Court of Appeals reverses summary judgment, holds subcontractor’s creditor claim was untimely because it was not a reasonably ascertainable creditor of the decedent’s estate
Case Right Now Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, LLC d/b/a Trademark Heating & Cooling v. Estate of Gerald D. Hall, by
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Friends of Ravenna-Cowen v. City of Seattle — Court reverses dismissal of environmental review appeals, holds that housing-related appeal bans don’t block predecisional SEPA review
Case Friends of Ravenna-Cowen and John M. Cary v. City of Seattle Court Washington Court of Appeals, Division One Judge
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Bartlett v. Valley Communications Center — Court of Appeals reverses dismissal of negligence claim against 911 dispatcher for mishandling emergency call
Case Tricia Keith Bartlett, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Amber Mary Keith; Dean Bartlett; Jesse Keith