Docket No. 81734-1 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 35883-2)  Facts: Petitioner Columbia Physical Therapy, Inc. filed suit against respondent Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates in the Superior Court for Benton County, alleging violations of the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, Washington’s anti-rebate statute (Washington Revised Code §19.68), and the Consumer Protection Act (Washington Revised Code §19.86). Continue reading →

Docket No. 81995-5 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 35883-2)  Facts: Respondent G-P Gypsum Corporation filed suit against the petitioner Department of Revenue in the Superior Court for Thurston County seeking a refund of use taxes that had been levied against it by the city of Tacoma pursuant to Washington Revised Code §82.14.230 (which permits municipalities to impose use taxes upon the use of natural gas) as a result of its use of natural gas in the process of manufacturing wallboard at its plant in Tacoma. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81923-8 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 59477-0)  Facts: Following a reverse stock split orchestrated by his business partners that left him with a fractional share of stock in the corporation he had established with them and the exchange of the fractional share for a cash payout, petitioner Afshin Pisheyar filed suit in the Superior Court for King County against his former partners, Continue reading →

Docket No. 81864-9 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25919-6)  Facts: Petitioner Glen Schaler was convicted of harassment pursuant to Washington Revised Code §9A.46.020(1)(a)(i), which criminalizes threats to kill, in the Superior Court for Okanogan County after threatening to kill two of his neighbors while receiving psychiatric treatment. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81590-9 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58511-8)  Facts: Petitioner Alex Salas filed suit against his former employer, respondent Hi-Tech Erectors, in the Superior Court for King County after being injured in the workplace. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81946-7 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36031-4)  Facts: Following a workplace injury that left him permanently disabled, respondent Jim Tobin was awarded workers’ compensation by the petitioner Department of Labor and Industries as well as collected a settlement that included damages for pain and suffering from a responsible third party tortfeasor as authorized by Washington Revised Code §51.24. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82741-9 (from Thurston Case No. 06-2-01090-3)  Facts: Petitioner Tracfone Wireless, Inc., which sells prepaid wireless telephone service, filed suit against the respondent Department of Revenue in the Superior Court for Thurston County to recover taxes it had paid pursuant to Washington Revised Code §82.14B.030(4), Continue reading →

Docket No. 81855-0 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25378-3)  Facts: Respondent Jeff Kelly filed suit against Chelan County in the Superior Court for Chelan County pursuant to the Land Use Petition Act (Washington Revised Code §36.70C.100(1)) seeking the reversal of a Chelan County hearing examiner’s decision permitting the commercial development of property along the shore of Lake Chelan. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81896-7 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60075-3)  Facts: Petitioner Anne McCurry filed suit against respondent Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. in the Superior Court for King County after Chevy Chase Bank, in violation of the terms of the deed of trust, charged McCurry fax and notary fees for reconveyance of the deed, Continue reading →

Docket No. 82128-3 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 35652-0)  Facts: Petitioner Allan Parmelee, an inmate at Clallam Bay Corrections Center, was disciplined for committing criminal libel as defined by Washington Revised Code §9.58.010.1 after he wrote a letter criticizing the prison superintendant. Continue reading →