WA Bar News

JULY 10, 2024

The statute allows the parties to bring a special motion for expedited relief “[n]ot later than sixty days after a party is served with a complaint, cross-claim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action[.]” An amended pleading re-triggers the 60-day period. RCW 4.105.020(2). Thurman , 29 Wn.

Discovery 112

Discovery Pleadings Litigation Cross-Complaint 112

Complex Discovery

JULY 12, 2024

Supreme Court to protect its corporate records from disclosure, citing a lower court ruling that challenges the sanctity of attorney-client privilege. ” This ruling invoked the crime-fraud exception, compelling AbbVie to hand over 19 highly confidential documents. has petitioned the U.S.

Pharmaceuticals 110

Pharmaceuticals Settlement Negotiations Mediation Litigation 110

Practice of Law

JULY 8, 2025

Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has added several cases to its docket to close out the 2024-25 term. A protester who pleaded no contest to violating an ordinance is seeking to sue the city for restricting his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by forcing him to preach in a designated area. Supreme Court Decide Whether To Hear a Case?

Precedent 40

Precedent Pleadings Court Rules 40