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This presentation uses a recent King County Superior Court discovery enforcement sequence—an order compelling “full and complete” responses, a subsequent contempt finding, a monetary sanction payable to the Foundation for Washington State Courts, and a lodestar fee award—as a practical case study in how Washington’s discovery rules and sanctions framework operate in real litigation.¹ It is written as a practitioner’s roadmap: how to build a record, how to frame the legal standards, what remedies to request, and how to support a fee petition once the court grants sanctions.

This presentation will start by exploring the development of the Tegman doctrine, including recent changes and where it stands today. The bulk of the presentation will discuss the practical implications of that doctrinal development, including suggestions for arguments, jury instructions, and special verdict forms in cases with negligent and intentional tortfeasors. This presentation will be based on a case we recently tried in King County Superior Court.

This CLE discusses what you should consider when taking on a civil rights case including identifying the claims, the defenses, and evaluating the case.

This CLE is intended for plaintiff attorneys and their legal staff. Attendance by others requires prior approval.

This CLE discusses what you should consider when taking on a civil rights case including identifying the claims, the defenses, and evaluating the case.

This CLE is intended for plaintiff attorneys and their legal staff. Attendance by others requires prior approval.

Introductory for attorneys heading into their first trial. What you should expect, and pitfalls to avoid.

The presentation will provide an overview of sight distance issues to consider in evaluating potential government liability for unsafe road design in cases involving collisions at intersections or driveways. The presentation will provide an overview of intersection and driveway sight distance standards and examples of road locations that were unsafe because of inadequate sight distance. The presentation will discuss ways in which governmental agencies (and in some cases, private property owners) can address sight distance problems.

This CLE is intended for plaintiff attorneys and their legal staff. Attendance by others requires prior approval.

Attendees will learn the history and current status of Amazon as a product seller in products liability law, ways it can be liable for defective products, dealing with foreign manufacturers, and venues for litigating those cases.