Diaz v. State
Docket No. 86049-1
Synopsis: Whether evidence that a codefendant in a medical malpractice action settled with the plaintiff is admissible under RCW 7.70.080.
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State v. Zillyette
Docket No. 86415-2
State v. Irish
Docket No. 86416-1
State v. Tarhan
Docket No. 85737-7
Synopsis: Whether sealing juror questionnaires following jury selection without conducting the analysis required by State v. Bone-Club, 128 Wn.2d 254, 906 P.2d 325 (1995), constitutes structural error requiring reversal of a criminal conviction.
Afoa v. Port of Seattle
Docket No. 85784-9
Synopsis: Whether a license agreement between the port of Seattle and a vendor who provided airport ground services to airlines gave the port such control over the vendor’s work as to render it potentially liable for injuries to a vendor employee allegedly caused by workplace safety violations, and if so, whether the employee held the status of “business invitee” for purposes of the duty owed.
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Welcome to the Temple of Justice Project, a joint effort of The Oyez Project and the Thomas S. Foley Institute at Washington State University to provide highlights of the history and work of the Washington State Supreme Court.
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2011 Decision Highlights
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Our annual summary of the Court’s opinions has just been released. Go to the 2011 Year In Review page for a list of the top ten cases of 2011, along with selected analyses of the Justices’ work.
Gorman v. City of Woodinville
Docket No. 85962-1
Synopsis: Whether RCW 4.26.160, which prohibits the assertion of claims of right against the government based on the passage of time, bars an adverse possession claim against a municipality even though the claimant satisfied the elements of adverse possession before the municipality acquired the disputed property.
Anfinson v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc.
Docket No. 85949-3
Synopsis: Whether the federal “economic realities” test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to the Washington Minimum Wage Act, and if so, whether the trial court correctly articulated that test in its jury instructions.
In re Thomas R. Kamb, Attorney at Law
Docket No. 200,926-3
Synopsis: The Court must determine whether attorney Thomas R. Kamb violated the Rules of Professional Conduct and impose appropriate sanctions for any violations.