ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE v. OLYMPIC GAME FARM

No. 101264-1 (certified C18-6025RSL).

533 P.3d 1170 (2023)

Certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, Plaintiff, v. OLYMPIC GAME FARM, INC., Robert Beebe, James Beebe, and Kenneth Beebe, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed: August 17, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claire Elizabeth Tonry , Smith & Lowney PLLC, 2317 E. John St., Seattle, WA, 98112-5412, Christopher Berry , Cristina Kladis , Animal Legal Defense Fund, 525 E. Cotati Avenue, Cotati, CA, 94931, Daniel Harold Waltz , Animal Legal Defense Fund, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Se, Washington, DC, 20003, for Plaintiff.

Aric Hamilton Jarrett , Jason T. Morgan , Attorneys at Law, 600 University St., Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98101-4109, Rachel Dunnington Groshong , Stoel Rives LLP, 600 University St. Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98101-4109, Alexander Penalta , Law Offices of Penalta & Assoc., 3301 S. Ridgewood Ave., Edgewater, FL, 32141, for Defendants.

Hyland Hunt , Ruthanne M. Deutsch , Attorneys at Law, 300 New Jersey Ave., Nw, Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20001-2271, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Historians and Legal Scholars.

Andrew McAleer Hawley , Attorney at Law, 1037 Ne 65th St., Seattle, WA, 98115-6655, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Biological Diversity.


¶1 This case involves a certified question from the United States District Court, asking whether a violation of Washington's animal protection laws can establish a claim for a public nuisance, absent an indication that the legislature so intended and absent a showing that the violation interferes with the use and enjoyment of property...

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