Opinion ID: 2632900
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Heading: CR 12(b)(6) Dismissal

Text: ¶ 44 Whether dismissal was appropriate under CR 12(b)(6) is a question of law that we review de novo. State ex rel. Evergreen Freedom Found. v. Wash. Educ. Ass'n, 140 Wash.2d 615, 629, 999 P.2d 602 (2000). Under CR 12(b)(6), dismissal is appropriate only when it appears beyond doubt that the claimant can prove no set of facts, consistent with the complaint, which would justify recovery. Bravo v. Dolsen Cos., 125 Wash.2d 745, 750, 888 P.2d 147 (1995). Such motions should be granted sparingly and with care, and only in the unusual case in which the plaintiff's allegations show on the face of the complaint an insuperable bar to relief. Tenore v. AT & T Wireless Servs., 136 Wash.2d 322, 330, 962 P.2d 104 (1998) (quoting Hoffer v. State, 110 Wash.2d 415, 420, 755 P.2d 781 (1988)). ¶ 45 NNGT alleged that the prosecutors violated its constitutional rights of free speech and free association by obtaining a preliminary injunction order that created substantial uncertainty as to the legality of its ability to solicit and receive media support during the final three weeks of the campaign. Because the trial court dismissed NNGT's counterclaims based on its incorrect legal conclusion that the radio broadcasts at issue were a contribution subject to regulation under the FCPA, we reverse its dismissal order and remand for further proceedings. [12] See Am. States Ins. Co. v. Symes of Silverdale, Inc., 150 Wash.2d 462, 470-71, 78 P.3d 1266 (2003) (remanding for further proceedings after concluding the trial court's summary dismissal was predicated on a misunderstanding of the pertinent law).