TACOMA NARROWS CONSTRUCTORS v. NSK BRIDGE, INC.

Nos. 34901-9-II, 35241-9-II.

156 P.3d 293 (2007)

TACOMA NARROWS CONSTRUCTORS, A Washington joint venture, Appellant, v. NIPPON STEEL-KAWADA BRIDGE, INC., a California corporation, Respondent, Nippon Steel-Kawada Bridge, Inc., a California corporation, and Nippon Steel/Kawada Joint Venture, a Japanese joint venture, Respondent, v. Tacoma Narrows Constructors, a Washington joint venture, and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, a Korean corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

April 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Dunne Jr., Charles J. Ha, Leonard J. Feldman, Michael Salsbury, Hwan Kim, Heller Ehrman LLP, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Michael Haldon Himes, Perkins Coie LLP, Rolf Brye Johnson, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Margaret K. Pfeiffer, Erin R. Chlopak, Bruce W. Hickey, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, DC, Thomas Fitzgerald Ahearne, Foster Pepper PLLC, Jeremy Robert Larson, Foster Pepper PLLC, Seattle, WA, Paul W. Berning, David M. Buoncristiani, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, San Francisco, CA, for Respondents.


HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd., appeals two pre-trial rulings: (1) the trial court's denial of Samsung's motion to stay proceedings and to compel arbitration of Nippon Steel-Kawada Bridge, Inc., and Nippon Steel/Kawada Joint Venture's (collectively "NSK") claims against Samsung; and (2) the trial court's granting of NSK's motion for leave to amend its complaint, asserting a new claim against Samsung. Holding that the NSK-Samsung contract does not...

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