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NORG v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 100100-2.

522 P.3d 580 (2023)

Delaura NORG, as Litigation Guardian Ad Litem for Her Husband, Fred B. Norg, an Incapacitated Man, and Delaura Norg, Individually, Respondents, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed January 12, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis Stanley Floyd , Amber L. Pearce , Floyd, Pflueger & Ringer PS, 3101 Western Ave. Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98121-3017, Tara Gillespie , Joseph Givon Groshong , Seattle City Attorney's Office, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 2050, Seattle, WA, 98104-7095, Paul J. Lawrence , Pacifica Law Group LLP, 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98101-3404, for Petitioner.

Simon Henri Forgette , Janis Mary Nevler , Simon H. Forgette PS, 406 Market St. Ste. A, Kirkland, WA, 98033-6135, Howard Mark Goodfriend , Catherine Wright Smith , Smith Goodfriend PS, 1619 8th Ave. N., Seattle, WA, 98109-3007, William James Leedom , Bennett Bigelow Leedom PS, 601 Union St. Ste. 1500, Seattle, WA, 98101-1363, for Respondent.

Daniel G. Lloyd , Vancouver City Attorney's Office, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, WA, 98668-1995, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal.

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

¶1 This case asks whether the public duty doctrine shields the city of Seattle (City) from potential liability for its allegedly negligent response to a 911 call. In this case, it does not.

¶2 Delaura Norg called 911 seeking emergency medical assistance for her husband, Fred. She gave the 911 dispatcher her correct address...

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