Docket No. 77724-1 (from King Case No. 04-2-23551-1)  Facts:  During the 2004 campaign, the petitioner Voters Education Committee sponsored television advertisements criticizing Deborah Senn, a candidate for attorney general, without registering as a political committee or disclosing information regarding its contributions and expenditures as required by the Fair Campaign Practices Act (Washington Revised Code §42.17).  The respondent Public Disclosure Commission subsequently brought an enforcement action against the Voters Education Committee in the Superior Court for Thurston County.  In response, the Voters Education Committee petitioned the Superior Court for King County for a declaratory judgment that its advertisements were protected under the 1^st Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I §5 of the Washington State Constitution.  The Superior Court for King County denied the petition, ruling that §42.17’s disclosure requirements are constitutional. Continue reading →

Docket No. 77661-0 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 31771-1)  Synopsis: Whether, in an action against a contractor and its surety bond, the attorney fees available under RCW 18.27.040(6) are recoverable against both the contractor and the bond. Continue reading →

Docket No. 77663-6 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 51674-4)  Synopsis: In an action claiming that a seller violated the Securities Act of Washington by misrepresenting or omitting material facts prior to sale, may the seller assert the equitable defenses of waiver and estoppel? Continue reading →