Dirk Muse (Partner-Seattle) and Carinne Bannan (Of Counsel-Seattle) obtained a complete dismissal with prejudice in Spokane County Superior Court, Washington, for Wilson Elser's client, a manufacturer of roofing and decking materials. In this asbestos case – recently transferred from one side of the state to the other – Dirk and Carinne argued dismissal was the only appropriate remedy, given the plaintiff's total lack of product identification evidence connecting the client to the alleged exposure. The plaintiff's counsel, who had ignored all informal requests for dismissal, then sought a continuance of the summary judgment motion to conduct further discovery. Dirk and Carinne convinced the court that a continuance was unwarranted, as the plaintiff had failed to pursue discovery in the year since filing the case. Accordingly,  the court dismissed the claims with prejudice for lack of evidence.