Docket No. 80834-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60245-4)  Facts: Petitioner Jay Pullman Jr. was an incarcerated offender serving concurrent sentences for separate crimes, and sought relief from personal restraint on a claim that he was denied due process of law when the Department of Corrections (DOC) increased his assessed risk level, rendering Pullman ineligible to earn early release time credits at a 50 percent rate. Continue reading →

Docket No. 200,536-5 (from WSBA Case No. 13420)  Facts: Following a hearing before the respondent Washington State Bar Association’s disciplinary board, petitioner Bradley Behrman’s license to practice law was suspended for nine months and he was ordered to pay $500 in restitution and undergo counseling Continue reading →

Docket No. 80728-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57293-8)  Facts: Respondent Ronald Lunsford filed suit against petitioner Saberhagen Holdings, Inc. in the Superior Court for King County after developing mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos while working with insulation products produced by Saberhagen Holdings’ predecessor in interest. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80245-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34445-9)  Facts: After being charged with possession of stolen property and multiple counts of identity theft in the Superior Court for Pierce County, petitioner Kevin Hendrickson was convicted of some of the identity theft charges Continue reading →

Docket No. 80411-7 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 33910-2)  Facts: Petitioner Charles Haselwood filed a complaint for foreclosure against respondent Bremerton Ice Arena, Inc. in the Superior Court for Kitsap County after Bremerton Ice Arena defaulted on a loan issued by Haselwood to construct the arena. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80572-5 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57523-6)  Facts: Respondent Martin Schnall and other AT&T Wireless Services customers filed suit against A&T Wireless Services in the Superior Court for King County seeking certification of a nationwide class of all AT&T Wireless Services customers Continue reading →

Docket No. 81573-9 (from Yakima Case No. 07-7-00349-2)  Facts: After petitioner Estevan Silva failed to comply with a juvenile court’s order that he follow his parent’s rules, avoid drugs and alcohol, and participate in drug and alcohol evaluation, his mother, respondent Jeanette Silva, petitioned the court to hold him in contempt. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81160-1 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34399-1)  Facts: In the course of hearing an appeal by Cornhusker Casualty Insurance Company asserting that Cornhusker Casualty Insurance Company had cancelled Chris Kachman’s insurance policy prior to an automobile accident involving one of Kachman’s employees that gave rise to the underlying litigation, the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit certified to the Supreme Court of Washington the question of whether Cornhusker Casualty Insurance had given Kachman sufficient notice of cancellation Continue reading →

Docket No. 80498-2 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34399-1)  Facts: Prior to petitioner David Fair’s scheduled release from prison, the respondent state of Washington successfully petitioned a court to order Fair committed indefinitely as a sexually violent predator pursuant to Washington Revised Code §71.09, Continue reading →

Docket No. 80771-0 (from Stevens Case No. 06-2-00194-8)  Facts: Petitioner John Hale filed suit against his former employer, the respondent Wellpinit School District #49, in the Superior Court for Stevens County, alleging that he had been discriminated against on the basis of disability in violation of Washington Revised Code §49.60. Continue reading →