BUTLER v. FINNERAN

No. 55136-5-II.

516 P.3d 395 (2022)

Amanda BUTLER, an individual, Respondent, v. James FINNERAN and "Jane Doe" Finneran, husband and wife, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

Ordered Published Date August 30, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rory W. Leid , Wathen | Leid | Hall | Rider P.C., 222 Etruria, Seattle, WA, 98109-6243, Aaron A. John , Attorney at Law, 13434 Greenwood Ave., N, Seattle, WA, 98133-7315, for Appellant.

Sok-Khieng Lim , Rebecca Lynn Schade , Rush Hannula Harkins & Kyler, LLC, 4701 S 19th St., Ste. 300, Tacoma, WA, 98405-1199, for Respondent.

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 Association for Justice Foundation.


¶1 Amanda Butler sued James Finneran following a motor vehicle accident, and the parties attended arbitration. After an unfavorable arbitration award, Finneran filed a request for trial de novo that included only a signature by his attorney. Butler moved to strike the request, arguing that Finneran was required to sign the request...

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