ADAMSON v. PORT OF BELLINGHAM

Nos. 16-35314, 16-35368.

899 F.3d 1047 (2018)

Shannon C. ADAMSON and Nicholas Adamson, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. PORT OF BELLINGHAM, a Washington Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Shannon C. Adamson and Nicholas Adamson, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Port of Bellingham, a Washington Municipal Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Barr King (argued), Jason W. Anderson , and Rory D. Cosgrove , Carney Badley Spellman P.S., Seattle, Washington; Frank J. Chmelik and Seth A. Woolson , Chmelik Sitkin & Davis P.S., Bellingham, Washington; for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Philip A. Talmadge (argued), Talmadge/Fitzpatrick/Tribe, Seattle, Washington; James Jacobsen and Joseph Stacey , Stacey & Jacobsen LLP, Seattle, Washington; for Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: Ronald M. Gould and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and John R. Tunheim, Chief District Judge.


ORDER CERTIFYING QUESTION TO WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT

We respectfully ask the Washington State Supreme Court to answer the certified question presented below, pursuant to Revised Code of Washington § 2.60.020, because we have concluded that maritime law does not apply to these claims, and therefore "it is necessary to ascertain the local law of [Washington] state in order to dispose of [this] proceeding and...

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