Docket No. 79608-4 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 32253-6)  Facts: Petitioner Michael Livingston, an inmate at Cedar Creek Corrections Center, filed a request with the respondent Department of Corrections for the training records of a corrections officer employed at Cedar Creek Corrections Center pursuant to the Public Records Act (Washington Revised Code §42.56). Continue reading →

Docket No. 80472-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 35247-8)  Facts: Alleging that his exposure to asbestos carried home by his father while his father was employed by petitioner Weyerhaeuser Company caused him to develop mesothelioma, respondent Charles Sales filed suit against Weyerhaeuser Company in the Superior Court for Pierce County. Weyerhaeuser Company subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the case for forum non conveniens on grounds that Arkansas is a more convenient forum than Washington Continue reading →

Docket No. 80396-0  Facts: Following a decision by the petitioner Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board that the Shoreline Management Act (Washington Revised Code §90.58) continues to govern shoreline master plans adopted prior to enaction of the Growth Management Act (Washington Revised Code §36.70A), Continue reading →