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SOTER v. COWLES PUB. CO.

No. 23136-4-III.

130 P.3d 840 (2006)

131 Wash.App. 882

Cody SOTER, a minor child; Francis Soter and Glenda Carr, individually, and as parents of Cody Soter; The Estate of Nathan Walters, a deceased minor child; Rick Walters and Teresa Walters, individually, and as parents of Nathan Walters, a deceased minor child, Plaintiffs, Spokane School District No. 81, a Washington municipal corporation, Respondent, v. COWLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, a Washington corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

March 9, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy N. Leroy, Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, Duane Michael Swinton, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Paul Eric Clay, John Alfred Manix, Stevens Clay & Manix PS, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

Daniel Brian Heid, City of Auburn, Auburn, WA, Milton G. Rowland, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys.

Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Coalition for Open Government.

Grace Tsuang Yuan, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of The Washington Schools Risk Management Pool, Amicus Curiae on behalf of The Washington Association of School Administrators, Amicus Curiae on behalf of The Washington Council of School Attorneys, Amicus Curiae on behalf of The Southwest Washington Risk Management Insurance Co., Amicus Curiae on behalf of The Washington Governmental Entity Pool.

SWEENEY, J.

¶ 1 This is a public disclosure act dispute, RCW 42.17.250-.348. A newspaper requested records of an investigation and settlement by Spokane School District No. 81 (District) following the wrongful death of a young student from anaphylactic shock. The District fed the child a peanut-laden snack lunch despite knowledge that he was allergic to peanuts. The documents requested were all generated by the District's attorneys and their investigators. The...

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