Docket No. 82659-5 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60463-5)  Facts: Respondent Julianne McGuire filed suit against petitioner Robert Bates in the Superior Court for Whatcom County seeking to recover the cost of repairs necessitated by defective construction performed by Bates in the remodeling of McGuire’s kitchen as well as, pursuant to Washington Revised Code §18.27.040(6), her attorney’s fees. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82476-2 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36715-7)  Facts: Petitioner Francis Regan’s probation was revoked by the Aberdeen Municipal Court on grounds that he had violated the condition of his probation requiring that he commit no criminal violations of the law after Regan was charged with, but ultimately acquitted of, assault and trespass. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82311-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60115-6)  Facts: Petitioner Michael Broom filed a notice of claim against respondent Morgan Stanley D.W., Inc. which alleged that Morgan Stanley had breached its fiduciary and contractual duties, made numerous misrepresentations and omissions, and violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (Washington Revised Code §19.86) in managing his father’s investment account prior to his death. Continue reading →