Temple of Justice

Synopsis: Is corporate insolvency a sufficient defense to avoid personal liability when the responsible party otherwise willfully failed to pay wages owed to its employee(s)?

Facts:

Petitioner Steven Heddrick Jr. was charged with felony harassment, and subsequently charged with custodial assault because of his involvement in an altercation with jailhouse staff while awaiting trial.  The Superior Court for King County entered an order finding Henddrick competent to stand trial on the assault charge, but did not enter an equivalent order in the prior harassment case.  Read more…

Facts:

Petitioner DOT Foods is an out-of-state seller of food products in Washington through a wholly owned subsidiary.  99 percent of DOT’s products are consumer products with the remainder of the sales coming from nonconsumer products. For many years DOT has received a B & O (business and occupation) tax exemption for 100 percent of its sales under RCW §82.04.423(1).  Read more…

Facts:  Petitioner Allan Parmelee, an inmate at the Washington State Penitentiary, filed a public records request for documents containing information regarding respondent Eric Burt and several other Washington State Penitentiary employees pursuant to Washington Revised Code §42.56. Read more…