Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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46555-4-I
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Botka v. Estate of Hoerr
Statements that health care provided lacked authority to enter home unannounced waive deadman's statute. |
Torts |
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May 7, 2001 | |
99SC964
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Welch v. George
Claim under Colorado's No-Fault Insurance Act must establish that injured spouse suffered damages serious enough to meet Act's threshold requirements. |
Torts |
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May 7, 2001 | |
98CA2176
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Sheron v. Lutheran Medical Center
Jury instruction to apportion fault not required when nonparty not designated. |
Torts |
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May 6, 2001 | |
24953-7
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Holbrook Inc. v. Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co.
Products liability suit involving defective log loader is barred by statute of limitations. |
Torts |
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May 6, 2001 | |
24599-0-II
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Lewis v. Krussel
Landowner who knows that trees of certain species have fallen does not have duty to remove healthy trees of same species. |
Torts |
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May 4, 2001 | |
23927-2-II
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Shellenbarger v. Brigman
Failure to inform patient of early signs of lung disease establishes breach of duty and proximate cause in medical malpractice action. |
Torts |
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May 2, 2001 | |
24242-7
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Williams v. Thurston County
Plaintiff must establish special relationship exception to public duty doctrine to pursue negligence action against county. |
Torts |
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May 2, 2001 | |
24226-5
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Rose v. Fritz
Plaintiff in wrongful death action who was not appointed as personal representative must show excusable neglect to overturn final judgment. |
Torts |
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May 2, 2001 | |
23111-5
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Templeton v. Daffern
Social host who permits minor to consume on host's premises alcohol obtained elsewhere doesn't own minor common law duty of reasonable care. |
Torts |
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May 1, 2001 | |
23208-1
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Butko v. Stewart Title Co. of Washington Inc.
Summary judgment improper where factual issues exist with respect to conversion claims on real estate loans and transactions. |
Torts |
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May 1, 2001 | |
00-0382
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Fehribach v. Smith
Summary judgment was improper where allocation of liability between owner and receiver of property should have been decided by jury. |
Torts |
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May 1, 2001 | |
B120382
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Comedy III Productions Inc. v. Gary Saderup Inc.
Using deceased celebrity's image without consent, for the sole purpose of making money, is not protected speech. |
Torts |
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May 1, 2001 | |
23938-8
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Hendrickson v. King County
No reversible error when trial court excludes evidence because party fails to file notice of intention to admit the documents into evidence. |
Torts |
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May 1, 2001 | |
24102-1
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Babcock v. Mason Co. Fire Dist. No. 6
Claim against fire district fails when complainants do not demonstrate that they have a special relationship between district. |
Torts |
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May 1, 2001 | |
24119-6-II
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Guijosa v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
For purposes of detaining shoplifting suspect, reasonable time includes time to permit investigation by store security and police. |
Torts |
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May 1, 2001 | |
46429-9
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Consulting Overseas Management Ltd. v. Shtikel
Corporate officers are not personally liable for repaying loan that could not be used for its original purpose. |
Torts |
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Apr. 30, 2001 | |
45792-6
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Breedlove v. Stout
Employer is not liable for employee's car accident while returning to workplace to retrieve educational manual. |
Torts |
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Apr. 29, 2001 | |
45578-8-I
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Plano v. City of Renton
Park that charges fee for patrons to moor their boats overnight cannot claim immunity under recreational use statute. |
Torts |
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Apr. 27, 2001 | |
45728-4
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Kamla v. The Space Needle Corp.
Space Needle is not liable for injury of independent contractor where it did not control any portion of his work. |
Torts |
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Apr. 27, 2001 | |
43379-2-I
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Esparza v. Skyreach Equipment Inc.
Manlift manufacturer may be liable for painter's injury because it failed to warn of tipover danger. |
Torts |
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Apr. 23, 2001 | |
42505-6
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Nelson v. Schubert
Where there is no actual proof of death, wrongful death action does not ripen until death is established by way of presumption. |
Torts |
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Apr. 23, 2001 | |
43812-3
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Rodriguez v. Badgley
Parents have statutory cause of action against law enforcement for negligent investigation into alleged child 'sex ring.' |
Torts |
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Apr. 23, 2001 | |
43725-9
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Miller v. Jacoby
Summary judgment is properly granted in favor of physicians when plaintiff-patient fails to provide any expert testimony proving physicians' negligence. |
Torts |
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Apr. 22, 2001 | |
99CA0635
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Pfenninger v. Exempla, Inc.
Doctor not required to exhaust administrative remedies under anti-competitive conduct statute before filing claim for defamation in district court. |
Torts |
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Apr. 20, 2001 | |
99CA1725
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deBoer v. Ute Water Conservancy District
Governmental immunity not waived for operator of water meter pit located on private property. |
Torts |
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Apr. 20, 2001 | |
S049011
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Parsons v. Crown Disposal Co.
Garbage collector has no duty to avoid increasing risk of harm to horseback rider. |
Torts |
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Apr. 19, 2001 | |
00-2218
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Martinez v. CO2 Services Inc.
Order |
Torts |
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Apr. 19, 2001 | |
A074965 and A075279
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Adams v. City of Fremont
Police don't breach duty by failing to stop suicidal man with gun from killing himself. |
Torts |
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Apr. 19, 2001 | |
98CA2424
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Medina v. State of Colorado
State does not waive governmental immunity for claims related to failure to warn of a road hazard. |
Torts |
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Apr. 19, 2001 | |
99SC738
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City and County of Denver v. Gonzales
In negligence suits involving one-vehicle accidents, 3-year statute of limitations applies to all tort actions for bodily injury or property damage whether tortfeasor was using or operating motor vehicle. |
Torts |
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Apr. 19, 2001 |