Docket No. 81116-4 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58943-1)  Facts: After petitioner Alan Roos’s son was arrested for drug trafficking while using Roos’s automobile, the respondent Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force seized the automobile pursuant to Washington Revised Code §69.50.505, Continue reading →

Docket No. 80755-8  Facts: Petitioner Terry Winterstein was convicted of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the Superior Court for Cowlitz County after a search by his probation officer during a home visit revealed methamphetamine paraphernalia. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82041-4  Synopsis: Who has standing to bring a claim for tortious interference with a corpse under RCW 68.50.160(3)? Continue reading →

Docket No. 78287-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 55068-3)  Synopsis: What constitutes “professional services” for the purpose of exclusionary clauses in insurance policies? Continue reading →

Docket No. 80480-0 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 56265-7)  Facts: Respondent Satomi Owners Association filed suit in the Superior Court for King County against petitioner Satomi, L.L.C., asserting that Satomi had breached express and implied warranties in violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (Washington Revised Code §19.86) in selling condominiums with significant structural defects. Continue reading →

Docket No. 570-5 (from WSBA Case No. 13836)  Facts:  Terry Preszler was suspended from the practice of law for three years following a hearing before the Washington State Bar Association’s disciplinary board, which found that Preszler had violated several rules of professional conduct by charging an unreasonable fee, giving mistaken legal advice, filing false documents, failing to supervise his paralegal, and failing to obtain required approval from a bankruptcy court before distributing proceeds from his client’s personal injury claim to himself. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80888-1 (from Chelan Case No. 07-2-00060-1)  Facts: Petitioner Kimme Putman sued respondent Wenatchee Valley Medical Center for negligently failing to diagnose her ovarian cancer. The Superior Court for Chelan County dismissed Putman’s lawsuit because she failed to file a certificate of merit from a medical expert as required for medical malpractice suits under RCW §7.70.150. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80996-8 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 24981-6)  Facts: Petitioner Amber Kappleman, who was a passenger on a motorcycle operated by respondent Theodore Lutz, sought damages for injuries sustained after the motorcycle hit a deer at night. At the time of the accident, Lutz did not have a motorcycle endorsement for his driver’s license and had only an instructional permit that did not permit him to carry passengers or to drive at night. Continue reading →