Dolan v. King County

Docket No. 82842-3  Facts:  Respondent Kevin Dolan, a public defender employed by a non-profit organization contracted by petitioner King County to provide legal services for indigent defendants, filed suit against King County in the Superior Court for Pierce County on behalf of himself and others similarly situated in an effort to obtain the right to enroll in the state’s Public Employees Retirement System. Continue reading

Hardee v. Department of Social and Health Services

Docket No. 83728-7 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 62436-9)  Facts:  Petitioner Kathleen Hardee’s home child care license was revoked by the respondent Department of Social and Health Services after Hardee’s son sexually assaulted a child in Hardee’s home and a subsequent investigation by the Department of Social and Health Services revealed that Hardee’s son had had unsupervised access to children under Hardee’s care in violation of a safety plan imposed in response to his previous convictions for harassment, intimidation, and assault. Continue reading

Beggs v. Fregeau

Docket No. 84098-9 (from Spokane Case No. 07-2-05477-9)  Facts: Following Tyler DeLeon’s death as a result of neglect and abuse by his adoptive mother, petitioner Breean Beggs and his other adoptive siblings filed suit against respondent David Fregeau in the Superior Court for Spokane County, alleging that Fregeau, as DeLeon’s physician, had been aware of the neglect Continue reading