Chong Yim v. City of Seattle, –Wn.2d–, 451 P.3d 675 (2019), also called Yim I, made headlines for its holding that Seattle’s first-in-time rule, which required landlords to rent to the first qualified applicant, was not facially unconstitutional. But it also made a huge change to Washington regulatory takings law by adopting the federal definition of regulatory takings…
Standing is a jurisdictional issue. If you don’t have standing, you can’t bring a case in court. Or if you file a case, it can be dismissed at any time.
When people discover problems with a home they bought, they often want to know if they can sue the seller for failing to disclose the problems.
But every client who is involved in a lawsuit or about to become involved in a lawsuit has the same question—will the other side have to pay my attorney fees if/when I win?
Rather than talk to a lawyer and try to solve the problems, people often try to bury their head in the sand like an ostrich and ignore their legal problems in hopes they go away.
In the United States, courts recognize that certain relationships are special and that communications made in the relationship are protected from being disclosed except under narrow exceptions.
It is no surprise that the cost of legal services has increased over the years. In particular, it is increasingly expensive to resolve legal disputes through lawsuits in a court of law.
Every homeowner should review this guide before hiring a contractor to help avoid disputes with a contractor.
RCW 4.20.010, provides that when the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act of another.
In Jessee, the plaintiff tripped, fell, and injured herself on an old firehouse stairway which did not comply with building codes. Id.
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