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LISBY v. PACCAR, INC.

No. 69008-6-I.

316 P.3d 1097 (2013)

178 Wn. App. 516

Cassie LISBY, individually and as Personal Representative of The Estate of Clayton Lisby, and as legal guardian for her minor child J.L., Respondent, v. PACCAR, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela S. Tonglao , PACCAR, Inc., Bellevue, WA, J. Bradley Powell , Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC, Birmingham, AL, Kenneth Wendell Masters , Masters Law Group PLLC, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Appellant.

Mark Gregory Olson , Law Offices of Mark G. Olson, Everett, WA, Eric D. Pearson , James C. Orr , Heygood, Orr & Pearson, Dallas, TX, for Respondent.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 A Washington trial court that dismisses an action on the ground that another state is a more convenient forum may not require the defendant to stipulate that Washington's statute of repose will govern the case. Deciding what state's statute of repose will apply to the action is a choice of law issue that does not determine the adequacy or convenience of the alternative forum. We reverse.

FACTS

¶ 2 Clayton Lisby was killed...

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