News from around the industry highlighting firm achivements and current events
Washington Adds Trust Decanting To The Estate Planners Toolbox
By: Eric J. Sachtjen Previous to the enactment of Washington’s decanting statute, estate planners who wanted to modify an otherwise irrevocable trust had to rely
TIMBER! Division II of the Court of Appeals for the State of Washington Clarifies Washington’s Timber Trespass Statute
Held…”in recognition of the long recognized lawful authority to trim overhanging vegetation, the lawful authority to use and maintain property held in common with a
Washington Supreme Court Creates Bright-Line Rule for Attorney-Client Privilege in the Corporate Setting
By: Ian J. Pisarcik In October, the Washington Supreme Court held, in a 5-4 decision, that the attorney-client privilege does not extend to postemployment communications
HIPAA and the Rise of Cloud Computing
By: Ian J. Pisarcik The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published a document explaining how the Health
Paine Hamblen Provides Representation in Sale and Preservation of Former Convent Property on the Spokane River
Paine Hamblen is proud to announce that partner Kathryn McKinley represented the Sisters of the Holy Names with respect to the sale and permanent preservation
May the Real Prevailing Party Please Stand Up? Tax Court Denies Attorney’s Request for Fees Because Attorney Was Not the Actual Prevailing Party
By: Yonicio Hernandez The Tax Court in Greenberg, David B., 147 T.C. No. 13 (2016), held that an attorney who had represented a taxpayer in
The Washington Supreme Court Applies Strict Liability Standard to Medical Product Manufacturer’s Duty to Warn Hospitals
By Greg Johnson In Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Feb 9, 2017) the Washington Supreme Court held that the Washington Product Lability Act imposes a
RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION IMPACTS LENDERS’ CONTRACTUAL RIGHT TO ENTER AND TO SECURE HOMES IN DEFAULT
By: Tricia D. Usab On July 7, 2016, the Washington Supreme Court handed down a decision in Jordan v. Nationstar Mortgage, 185 Wn.2d 876 (2016),
NEW DEVELOPMENT REGARDING FCRA THAT AFFECTS ALL BUSINESSES
On January 20, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in a case that has broad effect, potentially impacting your organization. In
RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION IMPACTS DEVELOPMENT OF LAND WITH PERMIT-EXEMPT WELLS
By: Tricia D. Usab On October 6, 2016, the Washington Supreme Court handed down a decision in Whatcom County v. Hirst, 186 Wash. 2d 648
