Docket No. 86603-1 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 39849-4)
Synopsis: Whether the “saving statute,” RCW 10.01.040, permits a 1987 indecent liberties conviction to serve as the predicate offense for a current charge of unlawful possession of a firearm even though in 1988 the indecent liberties statute was amended to decriminalize the act that formed the basis of the defendant’s conviction.
Daily Archives: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Staples v. Allstate Ins. Co.
Docket No. 86413-6 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 64816-1)
Synopsis: Whether an insured’s refusal to submit to a contractually required prelawsuit examination under oath precludes the insured from bringing a breach of contract action against the insurer.
Synopsis: Whether an insured’s refusal to submit to a contractually required prelawsuit examination under oath precludes the insured from bringing a breach of contract action against the insurer.
In re the Dependency of Sleasman
Docket No. 86124-2 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 65565-5)
Synopsis: Whether in a proceeding to terminate parental rights a finding that the conditions underlying the child’s dependency are unlikely to be remedied in the near future necessarily supports a finding that continuation of the parent-child relationship diminishes the child’s prospects for integration into a stable and permanent home. See RCW 13.34.180(e), (f).
Synopsis: Whether in a proceeding to terminate parental rights a finding that the conditions underlying the child’s dependency are unlikely to be remedied in the near future necessarily supports a finding that continuation of the parent-child relationship diminishes the child’s prospects for integration into a stable and permanent home. See RCW 13.34.180(e), (f).
In re Estate of James W. Haviland
Docket No. 86412-8 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 65101-3)
Synopsis: Whether an amendment to the slayer statute, RCW 11.84.020, extending the statute to abusers is given improper retroactive effect when applied to a petition to adjudicate as an abuser a beneficiary of a decedent who died before the effective date of the amendment.
Synopsis: Whether an amendment to the slayer statute, RCW 11.84.020, extending the statute to abusers is given improper retroactive effect when applied to a petition to adjudicate as an abuser a beneficiary of a decedent who died before the effective date of the amendment.