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Stritmatter Law Blog
Recent Devastating Injury at Goodwill
By Ray Kahler
On June 15, 2026, KREM 2 news in Spokane reported that a 21-year-old employee at the Goodwill Outlet Store in Airway Heights had both hands severed in a piece of…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Washington Supreme Court: Lenders need ‘Negotiable Instrument’ to nonjudicially foreclose residential real estate-secured loans
By Gregory R. Fox, Joan Robinson, Richard J. Andreano, Jr., Matthew A. Morr
The Washington Supreme Court issued an opinion on April 30, 2026, that deprives Washington state lenders of the right to nonjudicially foreclose residential-secured loans unless those loans are evidenced by…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Insurer’s Suit Against Provider of Vehicle Valuation Services Survives Motion to Dismiss
The Second Circuit vacated the district court's granting of a motion to dismiss the insurer's complaint against the company that provided valuation services for vehicles involved in accidents.…
Global Policy Watch
Changes to WA’s Non-Compete Law Require Employers to Take Action
By Zachary Agudelo, Lindsay Burke, Teresa Lewi, Evan Parness, Carolyn Rashby
Since 2020, with the adoption of Washington state’s non-compete statute (Chapter 49.62 of the Revised Code of Washington (“RCW 49.62”)), Washington has imposed significant restrictions on employer use of non-compete…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Washington State Updates and Clarifies Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Law
By Publisher
Quick Hits Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation that updates and clarifies Washington’s law regarding restrictive covenants. The legislation provides that a “noncompetition covenant” “includes an agreement that directly or indirectly…
Canna Law Blog
Washington Upends Its CBD Industry
Last month, Washington governor Jay Inslee signed SB 5367, a largely unpublicized bill “concerning the regulation of products containing THC”. Among other things, the bill amends the definition of “cannabis…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Washington Raises Income Thresholds for Employees, Contractors Subject to Noncompetition Covenants Nearly 6 Percent for 2022
In May 2019, Washington State enacted restrictions on the enforceability of noncompetition covenants. The law, which took effect on January 1, 2020, requires the state to annually adjust the income…
From the Ground Up
Condo Lien Gone Wrong: Summary Lien Procedure used Successfully to Challenge Excessive Condo Lien
By Jim Yand
ServPro filed a single lien on a condo for water damage remediation work in the amount of $183,945.09 but did not allocate proportionally the amount of its billing among the…
Law Trends
Trade Secret Protection Yields to Washington’s Public Records Act
In a shocking turn of events, the Supreme Court of Washington recently ruled in Lyft, Inc. v. City of Seattle, No. 94026-6, 2018 WL 2437513 (Wash. May 31, 2018), that…
CAFA Law Blog
District Court Orders Parties to Conduct Jurisdictional Discovery Before It Can Rule on Amount-in-Controversy and CAFA Exception Issues
Brinkley v. Monterey Financial Services, Inc., 2016 WL 4886934 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2016). A district court in California ordered the parties to conduct jurisdictional discovery to determine if two-thirds of…