RALPH v. STATE DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES

No. 88115-4.

343 P.3d 342 (2014)

William RALPH, individually, Petitioner, v. STATE of Washington DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Respondent. William Forth, individually; Guy Bauman, individually; Eileen Bauman, individually; Linda Stanley, individually and as personal representative of Estate of Coral Cotton; Rochelle Stanley, as personal representative of Estate of Coral Cotton; Donald Lemaster, individually; and David Givens, individually, Petitioners, v. State of Washington Department of Natural Resources, a Washington State public agency; Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington corporation; and Green Diamond Resource Company, a Washington corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 31, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell L. Cochran , Loren A. Cochran , Kevin Michael Hastings , Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, Tacoma, WA, for Petitioners.

Mark Conlin Jobson , Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, Louis David Peterson , Michael Ramsey Scott , Alexander Martin Wu , Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, Kelly Patrick Corr , Joshua J. Preece , Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner & Pree, Seann C. Colgan , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

Mark Dana Schedler , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Daniel W. Ferm , Attorney at Law, Bainbridge Island, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Land Title Association, Washington Realtors and Washington Forest Protection Association.


¶ 1 Petitioners William Ralph and William Forth et al. (Forth) appeal the dismissal of their separate actions against the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources, Weyerhaeuser Company, and Green Diamond Resource Company (collectively DNR). Their suits, filed in King County ...

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