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MARKOFF v. PUGET SOUND ENERGY, INC.

No. 77785-8-I.

447 P.3d 577 (2019)

Jeffrey K. MARKOFF and Alicia Markoff, individually and as a married couple; Edward C. Newell and Troy-Lynn Newell, individually and as a married couple; Charles Meyer and Julie Meyer, individually and as a married couple; Joey P. Haugen and Myung K. Haugen, individually and as a married couple; Nathan A. Buck, individually; Michael S. Camlin and Candace M. Camlin, individually and as a married couple; Richard Martell-Scott, individually; and Steve Roberts, individually, Appellants, v. PUGET SOUND ENERGY, INC., a Washington corporation; Pilchuck Contractors, Inc., a Washington corporation; and Michels Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Filed: August 19, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell L. Cochran , Kevin Michael Hastings , Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, 911 Pacific Ave. Ste. 200, Tacoma, WA, 98402-4413, for Appellants.

Jeffrey M. Thomas , Mark A. Wilner , Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell LLP, 600 University St. Ste. 2915, Seattle, WA, 98101-4172, Dennis Gregory Woods , Jimmy Brown Meeks Jr. , Holt, Woods & Scisciani, LLP, 701 Pike St. Ste. 2200, Seattle, WA, 98101-2358, Matthew R. Wojcik , Holly D. Brauchli , Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, 1700 7th Ave. Ste. 1810, Seattle, WA, 98101-1820, for Respondents.

Alexander John Skalbania , Emmal Skalbania & Vinnedge PLLC, 3600 15th Ave. W. Ste. 201, Seattle, WA, 98119-1330, Thomas A. Woodley , William W. Li , Woodley & McGillivary LLP, 1101 Vermont Ave. Nw., Suite 1000, Washington, DC, 20005, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of International Association of Firefighters.

PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 Nine firefighters responded to a report of a natural gas leak. Gas from a pipeline ignited, causing an explosion and injuring the firefighters. The firefighters sued Puget Sound Energy Inc. (PSE) and its contractors, alleging, among their causes of action, that negligence or recklessness in the decommissioning...

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