Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp.
| Decision Date | 27 September 1989 |
| Docket Number | No. 54610-0 |
| Citation | Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp., 112 Wn.2d 636, 780 P.2d 260 (Wash. 1989) |
| Parties | Austin SOFIE, et al., Appellants, v. FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, et al., Respondents. |
| Court | Washington Supreme Court |
It is hereby ordered that the opinion in the above cause, as the same appears at 112 Wash.2d 636, 771 P.2d 711, be changed as follows:
The sentence beginning in the thirtieth line from the top of page 669[] which reads "Therefore, regardless of the fact that the 'hazardous ... substance' language includes asbestos, the Legislature's restriction of joint and several liability does not even apply to the named defendants in the Sofies' claim." is deleted and the following language is inserted in its place:
In addition, defendants had alleged at trial that...
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State v. Evans
... ... U.S. CONST. amend. VI; see also generally Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp., 112 Wash.2d 636, 771 P.2d 711, 780 P.2d 260 (1989) ... As Justice Scalia noted: ... ...
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Saldivar v. Momah
... ... CONST. art. I, § 21; see Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp., 112 Wash.2d 636, 656, 771 P.2d 711, 780 P.2d 260 (1989). CR 38(a) preserves ... ...
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Verba v. Ghaphery
... ... Murphy, 573 A.2d 853, 861 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1990) (quoting Franklin v. Mazda Motor Corp., 704 F.Supp. 1325, 1336 (D. Md. 1989)), aff'd, 601 A.2d 102 (Md. 1992). The Maryland court ... 1996); Lucas v. United States, 757 S.W.2d 687 (Tex. 1988); Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp., 112 Wash. 2d 636, 771 P.2d 711, amended on other grounds by 780 P.2d 260 ... ...
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Schuck v. Beck
... ... Viad Corp ., 165 Wash.2d 341, 348, 197 P.3d 127 (2008). 38 The facts present a genuine issue of material ... 143 The right to a jury trial extends to a civil proceeding. Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp. , 112 Wash.2d 636, 644, 771 P.2d 711, 780 P.2d 260 (1989). In determining the ... ...
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Toxic apportionment: a causation and risk contribution model.
...430. Other courts have reached similar conclusions. See, e.g., Sofie v. Flbreboard Corp., 771 P.2d 711, 727-28 (Wash. 1989), modified by 780 P.2d 260 (Wash. 1989) (as amended, holding that Wash. Rev. Code [sections] 4.22.070(3)(a) provides an exception for "hazardous waste or substances" en......
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§38.6 Analysis
...is not completely frozen in time" and so "essential right" to a jury trial should not "slowly wither[] away." Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp., 112 Wn.2d 636,649,77 lP.2d 711, opinion amended, 780 P.2d 260 The Washington Supreme Court's approach is similar to the approach taken by the United State......
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§48.6 Analysis
...884, 224 P.3d 761, cert, denied, 130 S. Ct. 3482 (2010); Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp., 112 Wn.2d 636, 644, 771 P.2d 711, opinion amended, 780 P.2d 260 (1989). This determination involves a two-step analysis: the first step requires inquiry into the scope of the jury trial right as it existed w......
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§48.4 Comparison with Federal Rule
...rules affecting that right are determined by reference to state law. Sofie v. Fibreboard Corp., 112 Wn.2d 636, 644, 771 P.2d 711, amended, 780 P.2d 260 (1989). See Chapter 38. (Rule 38. Jury Trial of Right) of this The holding in Colgrove reflects a second significant difference between sta......
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