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Tacoma cops storm wrong apartment, Supreme Court affirms $250K verdict
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Supreme Court has reinstated a verdict in favor of a nurse who was awakened by cops and forced to wait outside in her nightgown while they searched her apartment instead of the one they were supposed to. -
Washington sheriff can be recalled for not enforcing Gov. Inslee's stay-at-home order
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A Seattle-area county sheriff who loudly criticized Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home orders and said he wouldn’t enforce them can face a recall campaign, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled. -
Washington Supreme Court: Seattle mayor didn't break law during BLM protests
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington’s highest court issued a full explanation of why it rejected an effort to recall Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan over the city’s response to the summer’s protests, saying petitioners failed to make a case the mayor had acted illegally or even unreasonably. -
Apartment complex says woman was drunk when she fell; Court says, so what?
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A woman’s blood-alcohol level was irrelevant to her lawsuit over a fall from a second-story balcony, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled. -
Arbitration requirement 'lacked meaningful choice,' says Washington Supreme Court
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A pizza restaurant tried to force disputes with employees into arbitration but has failed. -
Inmates afraid of coronavirus lose plea to be released
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Supreme Court won’t tell state rulemakers how to handle possible COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons. -
Marital counseling comes into play in lawsuit alleging emotional distress
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Discussions at marital counseling won’t yet come into a medical malpractice lawsuit in Washington, where health care providers sought to defeat the privilege that protects them. -
Schools can face discrimination lawsuits, Wash. SC says in closely watched case
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Law Against Discrimination can be applied to the lawsuit of students who were subjected to abuse and sexual misconduct by their bus driver. -
Washington Supreme Court upholds campaign violation finding against Grocery Manufacturers Association
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Supreme Court determined that the Consumer Brands Association, formerly Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), intentionally violated the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) during the 2013 election cycle. -
King County not at fault in man's death after hantavirus contraction
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - The Washington Supreme Court agreed with King County that it didn’t have a duty to protect a man who died just days after getting hantavirus close to his home in reversing a ruling against the county on April 2. -
Media prevail in court battle over whether Washington lawmakers are subject to Public Records Act
The Washington state Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that legislators are subject to the state Public Records Act (PRA), marking a historic ruling for news and media outlets as well as other advocates of open-record policies. -
Washington Supreme Court rules county complied with records request law
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Supreme Court ruled that a county did not improperly handle a public records request when it produced the requested documents in several installments. -
Wash. SC remands suit over personal injury protection form for new trial
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of the state of Washington has affirmed a decision made by an appellate court to apply the work product protection in an injury lawsuit and to remand the case for a new trial. -
Environmental activist's conviction overturned; He claims it was a 'necessity' to shut down oil pipeline
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – The state of Washington Court of Appeals this week overturned the conviction of activist Ken Ward, citing the denial of his Sixth Amendment right to present the “necessity defense” to a jury of his peers. -
Washington Supreme Court says legal services provided by Evergreen Freedom Foundation were reportable
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that pro bono legal services provided by an organization were reportable to the Public Disclosure Commission. -
Washington Supreme Court affirms lower court was right to enjoin safe injection site initiative from ballot
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Washington has affirmed a lower court's ruling that the King County Council overstepped its authority with a ballot initiative involving funding for safe injection sites throughout the county. -
Washington Supreme Court revives Microsoft employee's retaliation case
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A former employee of Microsoft Corp. has been granted a reversal in her retaliation case against the tech giant. -
Washington Supreme Court reinstates ruling in favor of school in student's saw injury case
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of the State of Washington ruled on Nov. 1 that since school districts aren’t expected to fulfill a heightened duty of care, a jury’s verdict that found the school district negligent but not the cause of the woman’s injuries should be reinstated. -
Wash. SC allows asbestos claim to proceed against Pfizer, adopts apparent manufacturer doctrine
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – On Nov. 1, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington adopted the apparent manufacturer doctrine in a case concerning a man’s exposure to asbestos products that allegedly ultimately led to his sickness and passing.
