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GERLACH v. COVE APARTMENTS, LLC

No. 97325-3.

471 P.3d 181 (2020)

Kimberly J. GERLACH, individually, Petitioner, v. The COVE APARTMENTS, LLC, a Washington corporation; and Weidner Property Management, LLC, a Washington corporation, Respondents, and Weidner Apartment Homes, a Washington business entity, d/b/a The Cove Apartments, and Weidner Asset Management LLC, a Washington corporation, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: August 27, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Franklin Barcus , Ben F. Barcus & Associates PLLC, 4303 Ruston Way, Tacoma, WA, 98402-5313, Howard Mark Goodfriend , Catherine Wright Smith , Smith Goodfriend PS, 1619 8th Ave N., Seattle, WA, 98109-3007, Simon Henri Forgette , Attorney at Law, 406 Market St. Ste. A, Kirkland, WA, 98033-6135, for Petitioner.

Pauline Victoria Smetka , Aimee Muul , Helsell Fetterman LLP, 1001 4th Ave. Ste. 4200, Seattle, WA, 98154-1154, Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2775 Harbor Ave. Sw, Third Floor Ste. C, Seattle, WA, 98126-2138, for Respondents.

Stewart Andrew Estes , Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., 801 2nd Ave. Ste. 1210, Seattle, WA, 98104-3175, for Amicus Curiae Washington Cities Insurance Authority.

Christopher Thomas Benis , Hecker, Wakefield & Feilberg, PS, 321 1st Ave. W., Seattle, WA, 98119-4103, for Amicus Curiae Rental Housing Association of America.

Patrick G. McMahon , Attorney at Law, Po Box 2965, Wenatchee, WA, 98807-2965, for Amicus Curiae Washington Counties Risk Pool.

Sidney Charlotte Tribe , Scott Roberts Weaver , Carney Badley Spellman, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, for Amicus Curiae Washington Multi-Family Housing Association.

Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, Valerie Davis McOmie , Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, for Amicus Curiae Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.

¶ 1 After a night of drinking with friends, Kimberly Gerlach fell from the second-story balcony of her boyfriend's unit at the Cove Apartments when the decayed balcony railing gave way. Gerlach sued, arguing Cove's failure to repair the railing caused her fall and violated Cove's duties to tenants and their guests. A jury agreed...

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