Docket No. 79747-1  Facts: Petitioner Andre Young initiated a proceeding pursuant to Washington Revised Code §71.09.090 to show that he no longer met the definition of a sexually violent predator and should be released from commitment. Continue reading →

Docket No. 479-2  Facts: Petitioner Mark Stansfield was suspended from the practice of law for six months following a hearing before the respondent Washington State Bar Association’s disciplinary board, which found that Stansfield had violated Washington Rules of Professional Conduct §1.2(f) and Washington Rules of Professional Conduct §1.9 by purporting to represent a person without authority and by representing clients with adverse interests. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79111-2  Facts: The respondent state of Washington petitioned the Superior Court for Pierce County to have petitioner John Anderson, a convicted sex offender whose release from a state psychiatric hospital was pending, committed pursuant to Washington Revised Code §71.09 as a sexually violent predator, Continue reading →

Docket No. 79506-1  Facts: Petitioner Susan Rivas filed a medical malpractice action against Overlake Hospital Medical Center three years and one day after complications from a renal angiogram and angioplasty performed at Overlake Hospital Medical Center caused her to lose a kidney. Continue reading →