Legal Opinion
Zabka v. Bank of America Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 21, 2005No. 55246-5-IPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Baker, J.
— Robert and Debra Zabka lost $300,000 to either Jae Ho Pak or Paul Franklin or both, not parties to this suit. The theft was accomplished via a series of wire transfers and interaccount transfers involving two related business entities and two Bank of America (BA) checking accounts. The Zabkas sued BA on a variety of negligence, fraud, and misrepresentation theories. BA filed a Civil Rule (CR) 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, which the trial court granted. The Zabkas appealed. We affirm because (1) the bank owed no duty of care to noncustomers and (2) the bank made no representations…
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