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Wash. SC hears appeal of nearly $100 million award to home care providers
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- The Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case challenging an award of almost $100 million to a class of in-home care providers. -
Wash. SC: Insurers can't recoup defense costs paid while defending under reservation of rights
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- Last month, the Washington Supreme Court held that an insurance company cannot recoup defense costs paid or incurred under a reservation of rights defense, even when a court rules that the carrier does not have a duty to defend. -
Legal analyst weighs in on Wash. lawmaker's SC 'unpacking plan'
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- A leading legal analyst says a bill that would cut the number of justices on the Washington Supreme Court threatens the court's "judicial independence." -
Wash. SC rules against major foreclosure trustee company
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- The Washington Supreme Court ruled last week that a major foreclosure trustee company broke consumer law, saying it is "not merely an agent" for lenders. -
Wash. SC allows suit over tribal gas disbursements to move forward
Stephens OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsuit brought against state officials over disbursements given to Indian tribes under fuel tax compacts can proceed. -
Sanders, McCloud to face off in November for Wash. SC seat
Sanders OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders still has a chance to return to the state's high court. -
Wash. SC: State can collect tax on roll-your-own cigs for now
Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The State of Washington can collect taxes on roll-your-own cigarettes for now, the state Supreme Court said in a ruling last week. -
Wash. SC upholds voter-approved liquor privatization law
Gonzalez OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a liquor privatization initiative -- a day before the measure went into effect. -
Wash. lawmakers take aim at AG's office in bill
McKenna OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A bill introduced this week in the Washington Legislature takes aim at the state attorney general's powers. -
Wash. SC swears in new justice
Gonzalez OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Steven Gonzalez was sworn in as the Washington State Supreme Court's newest justice Monday. -
Wash. SC: State not providing enough funds for education
Stephens OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court this week ruled that the State is not complying with its constitutional duty to "make ample provision for the basic education of all children in Washington." -
Wash. SC reverses summary judgment in med-mal case
Owens OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a summary judgment order in favor of a group of doctors and two hospitals accused of negligence. -
McKenna can keep spot in health care challenge
McKenna OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that state Attorney General Rob McKenna can not be forced to withdraw his challenge to federal health care reform. -
Ladenburg running for Wash. SC
Ladenburg TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - John Ladenburg, a former Pierce County prosecutor and Pierce County executive, announced Wednesday he is making a run at the Washington Supreme Court. -
Wash. SC answers federal court's debt-adjustment questions
Fairhurst OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington State Supreme Court said last week that debt settlement company Global Client Solutions LLC is not exempt under the state's debt-adjusting statute. -
Wash. SC rules AT&T class action shouldn't cross state borders
Madsen OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court elected last week not to certify a class of plaintiffs suing AT&T over extra charges because it would place too big a burden on the company. -
Election roundup: Contested supreme court seats
Lanzinger COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio voters elected to keep Supreme Court Justice Judith Lanzinger, a Republican, on the state's high court for another six years. -
Sports-betting site engaged in gambling, Wash. SC says
Chambers OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court, in an opinion filed earlier this month, concluded that a sports-betting website engaged in professional gambling, reversing a decision by the state's Court of Appeals. -
Justices to take up case of fired medical marijuana user
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-The Washington Supreme Court will hear the case of a medical marijuana card holder who was fired after her pre-employment drug test came back positive.
