Washington Defense Trial Lawyers

Section: Summer 2023

From Self-Service to “Reasonable Foreseeability:” the Eight-Year Journey of Johnson v. Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board

When it landed on my desk in November of 2015, Johnson v. Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board was as inauspicious as any of the other dozen or so cases I inherited on my first day in the Torts Division of the Attorney General’s Office.

by: Mike Throgmorton, Law, Lyman Daniel Kamerrer & Bogdanovich

9/20/2023

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Washington Contractors Be Wary: One-Year Warranty Limitations Are Unconscionable

In late October 2022, in a narrow 5-4 decision, Washington’s Supreme Court struck another blow to general contractors—this time hitting them with a ruling holding that a one-year limitation period to file a lawsuit under a residential construction contract is “substantively unconscionable” and “void and unenforceable.”

by: Natasha A. Khachatourians, Betts Patterson Mines, P.S.

9/20/2023

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Hypothesis and Predictions – The Scientific Method in Claims and Litigation

The collaboration between an attorney and an investigator comes with challenges, particularly when it comes to communication between experts and non-experts.

by: Wade Lanning, Ph.D., Senior Engineer, ARCCA Inc.

9/20/2023

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Defense Win

American Family Insurance

by: Patrick Kurkoski, American Family Insurance

9/20/2023

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Member News

Betts Patterson & Mines

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9/20/2023

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Defense Win

Helsell Fetterman

by: Michelle Pham & Kristy Ball, Helsell Fetterman

9/20/2023

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WDTL Happy Hour

On August 31st, President Mike Rhodes and Past President Mike Nicefaro hosted the first of what will be the first of several Members-Only regional happy hours.

by: WDTL

9/20/2023

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Past President's Dinner

Past presidents from more than three decades of WDTL leadership met for dinner the first evening of the 2023 WDTL Convention.

by: Mike Nicefaro

9/20/2023

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Less Is (Not) Moritz: Why Plaintiffs Probably Have to Show More to Establish Unreasonable Risk of Harm Post-Johnson v. Liquor and Cannabis Board, As Seen in the Case of Moritz v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

On July 25, 2023, United States Magistrate Judge Theresa L. Fricke granted summary judgment in favor of Walmart in the matter of Moritz v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

by: Eddy Silverman, Williams Kastner

9/20/2023

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School Safety: Discipline Policies & Procedures

Dr. Suzanne Rodriguez, discusses school discipline policies and procedures as they relate to the prevention of subsequent violence, abuse, or bullying.

by: Suzanne Rodriguez, Ed.D., M.S.W., P.P.S.C., C.P.S.I. – School Administration & Social Work Expert

9/20/2023

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Defense Win

HWS Law Group

by: Brandon Smith

9/20/2023

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Defense Win

HWS Law Group

by: Tony Scisciani & Chris Luhrs

9/20/2023