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The Beresford Booth Team enjoyed another fun Halloween chili cookoff, potluck and costume contest! As always, there was great food, creative costumes and lots of laughs! Our costume winners were Ms. Frizzle from Magic School Bus and the Dinosaur Rider, but the cutest costume goes to the Dalmatian Family! Read More

For the second year in a row, Beresford Booth is the platinum sponsor of the University of Washington Men’s Rugby Club. Begun in 1963, the Club has a long tradition of excellence, but the origins were humble – the Club initially solicited new players in the UW Daily newspaper. While some top players now receive… Read More

Even the most careful lawyers can make mistakes during discovery. One of the most serious is the inadvertent disclosure of privileged or work-product material. When that happens, the consequences can be severe, including waiver of privilege, discovery sanctions, ethical violations, and the loss of client trust. An inadvertent disclosure happens when a party accidentally produces… Read More

Imagine your quiet cul-de-sac suddenly becomes the center of a heated property dispute. That happened to the litigants in Stoney Meadows Homeowners Association v. Ten Kley, a recent Washington Court of Appeals case. That lawsuit highlights how even long-term use and maintenance of land may not suffice to win an adverse possession claim. Are you a… Read More

Beresford Booth was a proud sponsor of the recent Boys & Girls Club Gala: A Roaring Night of Glamour & Giving benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County.  It was an excitement-filled evening that included a silent auction, games, dinner, a live auction, and an entertaining program.  Many generous people came together to… Read More

Under the doctrine of adverse possession, a person may acquire legal title to another’s land if they use another’s land for at least ten years in a manner that is (1) hostile, (2) actual and uninterrupted, (3) open and notorious, and (4) exclusive. In some situations, a property owner will knowingly or unknowingly use another’s… Read More

Navigating Board and Management Authority in WA Business Entities Last year, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision in West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Moelis & Co. 211 A.3d 809 (Del. Ch. 2024), striking down several provisions of a stockholder agreement that gave the founder sweeping control over corporate governance. The ruling… Read More

How Poor Structuring and Documentation Led to Litigation In the recent Washington Court of Appeals case of Wake Up, Inc. v. Roasters Holdings, LLC, 2025 Wash. App. LEXIS 1909 (Wash. Ct. App. 2025), the court tackled a complex post-acquisition dispute involving coffee franchises, multiple LLCs, and allegations of fraud and breach of contract. The decision… Read More

Recently the Washington Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict that issued a record $229 million in damages in Bennett v. Providence Health & Services. The jury found that the employer’s payroll and meal break practices violated state wage and hour laws. For business owners, this case is a powerful reminder that wage and break… Read More