THURMAN v. COWLES CO.

No. 102791-5.

562 P.3d 777 (2025)

Jeffery THURMAN, Petitioner, v. COWLES COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed: January 30, 2025.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Elizabeth Schultz, Mary Schultz Law PS, 2111 E. Red Barn Ln., Spangle, WA, 99031-5005, for Petitioner.

Casey Morgan Bruner, Riverside NW Law Group, PLLC, 905 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 208, Spokane, WA, 99201-1099, for Respondent.

Daniel Edward Huntington, Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, Valerie Davis McOmie, Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.


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