Caitlin Cromar, Et Ano, V. Tag Realty, Llc. (2026)

Citation: Caitlin Cromar, Et Ano, V. Tag Realty, Llc. (2026)
Parent Document: Caitlin Cromar, Et Ano, V. Tag Realty, Llc. (2026)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2026-01-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10773374/caitlin-cromar-et-ano-v-tag-re... ↗

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           TAG Realty also offered a link to an unauthenticated website that counsel reported
stated “[t]he average hourly attorney rate in Washington is $322.00.” Besides being
unauthenticated and inadmissible hearsay, as an “average” the evidence is also irrelevant. Even
if a statewide “average” rate for all lawyers handling all kinds of matters could be established
through competent evidence, that alone would do nothing to shed light on the reasonable rate
for a particular lawyer, with particular expertise, in a particular market, handling a particular kind
of case. Thus, the described “average” rate was inadmissible independently under ER 402, 802,
and 901.
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           The trial court did not reduce the award for plaintiffs’ legal costs.
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87780-1-I/9 and $450 for Santiago. The court entered the following findings of fact: 9

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