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ADAMSON v. PORT OF BELLINGHAM

No. 96187-5.

438 P.3d 522 (2019)

Certification From the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 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.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed April 11, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Jacobsen , Joseph Stephen Stacey , Stacey & Jacobsen PLLC, 4039 21st Avenue W, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98199-1252, Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick/Tribe, 2775 Harbor Avenue SW, Third Floor, Suite C, Seattle, WA 98126-2138, for Plaintiff.

Jason Wayne Anderson , Michael Barr King , Camey Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Avenue, Suite 3600, Seattle, WA 98104-7010, Frank Joseph Chmelik , Seth Ananda Woolson , Chmelik Sitkin & Davis P.S., 1500 Railroad Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225-4542, for Defendant.

Howard Mark Goodfriend , Smith Goodfriend PS, 1619 8th Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109-3007, for Amicus Curiae (Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific).

Sandip Soli , Real Property Law Group, PLLC, 1326 5th Avenue, Suite 654, Seattle, WA 98101-2655, for Amicus Curiae (International Council of Shopping Centers, Managers Association Seattle King County, Washington Retail Association and Building Owners).

Alicia Lynne Lowe , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, 700 Washington Street, Suite 701, Vancouver, WA 98660-3338, Molly Henry , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, 1420 5th Avenue, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA 98101-2339, for Amicus Curiae (Washington Public Ports Association).

Valerie Davis McOmie , Attorney at Law, 4549 NW Aspen Street, Camas, WA 98607-8302, Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 1300, Spokane, WA 99201-0305, for Amicus Curiae (Washington State Association for Justice Foundation).

Dmitri L. Iglitzin , Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP, 18 W. Mercer Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98119-3971, for Amicus Curiae (Washington State Labor Council).

¶1 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals certified to us a question of premises liability and a broader version of the same overarching question. The heart of the main question is whether a property owner-landlord is liable for injuries that occur on its property when the lessee has exclusive...

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