Harrington v. Pailthorp

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that finding attorney \'should have known that the claims he advanced were without merit'\ is equivalent to finding attorney failed to conduct a reasonable inguirv
• an attorney did not owe a former client's ex-husband a duty of care in a custody modification proceeding
• an attorney did not owe a former client’s ex- husband a duty of care in a custody modification proceeding

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Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Kirshenbaum v. Kirshenbaum
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1997-01-27· cited 33×
• Coville v. Cobarc Services, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1994-03-24· cited 27×
• Eugster v. City of Spokane
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2002-02-05· cited 27×
• Skilcraft Fiberglass, Inc. v. Boeing Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1993-12-13· cited 24×
• In re the Marriage of Lee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2013-09-16· cited 17×
• Archuleta v. Hughes
  Utah Supreme Court· 1998-10-02· cited 16×
• Strait v. Kennedy
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2000-12-04· cited 11×
• Dexter v. Spokane County Health District
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1994-12-15· cited 11×
• Do v. Farmer
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2005-04-25· cited 10×
• In Re The Marriage Of: Gabriel Y. Lee v. Carol Ann Kennard
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2013-09-16
• Great American E & S Insurance Co., V. Sinars Slowikowski Tomasaka Llc
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2026-04-06

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hizey v. Carpenter
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-06-04· cited 275×
• Bryant v. Joseph Tree, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-05-28· cited 220×
• In the Matter of Marriage of Greenlee
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1992-04-13· cited 102×
• Touchet Valley Grain Growers, Inc. v. Opp & Seibold General Construction, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-06-18· cited 99×
• Bohn v. Cody
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-06-22· cited 90×
• Chapman v. Perera
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1985-08-12· cited 51×
• Doe v. Spokane & Inland Empire Blood Bank
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1989-10-11· cited 47×
• Concerned Citizens v. Town of Coupeville
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-08-19· cited 39×
• In the Matter of Guardianship of Lasky
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1989-07-24· cited 38×
• Stangland v. Brock
  Washington Supreme Court· 1987-12-17· cited 36×
• Clarke v. Equinox Holdings, Ltd.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1989-04-03· cited 29×
• Lewis v. City of Mercer Island
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-07-08· cited 28×
• Lockhart v. Greive
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1992-08-03· cited 21×
• Levine v. Jefferson County
  Washington Supreme Court· 1991-03-28· cited 17×
• Wildermuth v. Wildermuth
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1975-11-17· cited 16×
• Cascade Brigade v. Economic Development Board
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-06-13· cited 15×
• Harris v. Harris
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-01-28· cited 5×