KELLOGG v. NAT. RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP.

No. 99724-1.

504 P.3d 796 (2022)

Certification from United States District Court Western District of Washington at Tacoma in Mary A. KELLOGG, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of James Hamre, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: February 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin T.G. Nivison , Rossi Vucinovich, PC, 1000 2nd Ave. Ste. 1420, Seattle, WA, 98104-1033, for Plaintiff.

Timothy David Wackerbarth , Andrew Gordon Yates , Callie Anne Castillo , Lane Powell PC, P.O. Box 91302, 1420 5th Ave. Ste. 4200, Seattle, WA, 98111-9402, for Defendants.

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 on behalf of Washington State Assoc. for Justice Foundation.


¶1 James Hamre died when an Amtrak train catastrophically derailed in Dupont, Washington, in 2017. He was survived by his mother, who lived with him, and three adult siblings. Under the wrongful death statutes in effect at the time, James' mother could recover for his wrongful death...

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