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 →

Docket No. 80753-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57181-8)  Facts: Respondent American Best Food, Inc. filed suit against its insurer Alea London, Ltd. in the Superior Court for King County, claiming breach of contract and bad faith Continue reading →

Docket No. 80848-1 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 24864-0)  Facts: Following respondent Tucero Knippling’s conviction for burglary and robbery in the Superior Court for Spokane County, the petitioner state of Washington sought to have Knippling sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole as a persistent offender pursuant to Washington Revised Code §9.94A.570 Continue reading →

Docket No. 80665-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 34497-1)  Facts: After discovering that cow bone rather than human bone had been used in a bone grafting procedure performed upon her by a periodontist employed by petitioner Bright Now! Dental, Inc. despite the fact that she had specifically requested that cow bone not be used, respondent Mystie Michael filed suit against Bright Now! Dental, Continue reading →