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.
Docket No. 85784-9 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 64545-5)
Petitioner: Port of Seattle
Respondent: Brandon Apela Afoa
Briefs:
- Aci Amicus
- Amici
- Answer
- Answer of Port of Seattle to Wsajf Amicus
- Answer to Amici
- Answer to Petitioner Port of Seattle to L and I Amicus
- Appellant Brief
- Awb, Et Al Amici
- L and I Amicus
- Petition for Review
- Reply
- Respondent Afoa's Combined Answer to Amici
- Respondent Cross Appellant Brief
- Supplemental Brief of Port of Seattle
- Supplemental Brief of Respondent Afoa
- Wsajf Amicus
Argument: Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:00am
[Source: TVW, http://tvw.org]
Audio: Court of Appeals Division I
Audio: Washington Supreme Court
Decision: Pending
Madsen
Johnson
Johanson
(Pro Tem)
Owens
Fairhurst
Johnson
Stephens
Wiggins
Gonzalez
Opinion
Partial Concurrence
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