Docket No. 79938-5  Facts: Respondent David Nagel and his wife Anita Bangert filed a petition in the Superior Court for Spokane County for custody of A.C., for whom they had previously acted as foster parents prior to A.C. being returned to his mother, petitioner Holly Cork. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79801-0  Facts: Petitioner Timothy Fisher was convicted of sexually molesting his former stepdaughter in the Superior Court for Benton County after a trial in which the prosecution, in contravention of a pretrial agreement, discussed allegations of previous physical abuse of other children under Fisher’s care Continue reading →

Docket No. 79767-6  Facts: Petitioner Desmond Modica was convicted of assault, resisting arrest, and witness tampering in the Superior Court for King County after striking his wife and subsequently attempting to prevent his wife from testifying via phone calls made to his grandmother while he was in jail awaiting trial. Modica appealed his conviction for witness tampering, asserting that the phone calls to his grandmother were private and had been recorded and used as evidence against him in violation of the Washington Privacy Act (Washington Revised Code §9.73.030). Continue reading →

Docket No. 79615-7  Facts: Petitioner Ken Briggs and other employees sought damages from respondent corporate employer Nova Services and its executive director for wrongful termination, in violation of public policy, unlawful retaliation-wrongful discharge, negligent infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of emotional distress/outrage, and negligent supervision/retention. Continue reading →