Baddeley v. Seek

¶1 This retaining wall collapse dispute pits owners Ryan and Holly Baddeley against STI Northwest, Inc., an engineering firm hired by the Baddeleys’ contractor, Gregory Seek, d/b/a Creative Rock Landscaping (CRL). The CRL-STI contract was formed after completion and before wall failure. The purpose was to aid the contractor in obtaining an overlooked building permit. STI opined that the wall appeared sound, and the contractor obtained the permit. The Baddeleys sued STI on various theories after *336the collapse. After the trial court dismissed the Baddeleys’ negligence claim against STI, it…