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Selected Appeals
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Description
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| Brundridge et.al v. Fluor Federal Services, et. al |
No. 80735-3. Eleven wrongfully discharged pipe fitters won jury verdicts against Fluor Federal Services for wrongful discharge by Fluor for either blowing the whistle on unsafe practices at the Hanford Nuclear Site or for supporting those who did. Fluor appealed to the Division III Court of Appeals, and in November 2007, before oral argument was held at the Court of Appeals, the case was certified directly to the Supreme Court. Oral argument was heard in
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| Brundridge et.al v. Fluor Federal Services, et. al |
No. 20157-1-III, slip op. (Division III Washington Court of Appeals May 3, 2001). Eleven-plaintiff whistleblower retaliation case dismissed just before jury trial on claim by defendant that federal law required arbitration. Court of Appeals reversed trial court ruling. Washington State Supreme Court affirmed. Defendant appealed to U.S. Supreme Court, which denied the appeal and returned the case to the trial court. A jury trial was conducted and The Law Office of John P. Sheridan continued as cooperating counsel with the Government Accountability Project. See "Trials" page for new developments.
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Cao v, City of Seattle
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No. 588567-I. Race discrimination case involving Chinese American working at the Seattle Public Library. Case lost at trial owing to error in jury selection, which improperly excluded a Chinese American in violation of their constitutional rights. On appeal, case settled for $200,000.00. See copy of appellate brief filed with the Washington State Court of Appeals.
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| Capers v. Bon Marche |
91 Wn.App. 138, 955 P.2d 822 (Div. 1 1998). Race discrimination case lost at trial owing to error in jury instructions and improper closing argument by defense counsel. Case settled after plaintiff’s successful appeal to Washington State Court of Appeals.
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City of Seattle v. McConahy |
86 Wn.App. 557, 937 P.2d 1133 (Div. 1 1997), review denied, 133 Wn.2d 1018, 948 P.2d 388 (1997). Challenge to City of Seattle anti-sitting ordinance. A good fight.
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| Martini v. Boeing |
137 Wash. 2d 358; 971 P.2d 45 (1999). Groundbreaking disability discrimination case holding that unlike federal law, Washington law permits a victim of discrimination to quit his job and recover for all lost wages (some federal decisions require that victim be constructively terminated).
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| Martini v. Boeing |
88 Wash. App. 442, 945 P.2d 248 (Div. I, 1997). Disability discrimination case. Court affirmed jury verdict for plaintiff.
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| Pham v. City of |
159 Wn.2d 527; 151 P.3d 976(2007), reversing in part Court of Appeals. The Court upheld the trial court’s discretion to award attorney fee multipliers for high risk cases, but denied tax offset awards for emotional harm damages.
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| Pham v. City of Seattle | Published at 124 Wn.App. 716, 103 P.3d 827 (2004), reversing trial court in employment discrimination case, and holding for first time that plaintiffs prevailing under the Washington Law Against Discrimination are entitled to an offset for U.S. income tax liability resulting from awards of non-economic damages. The court also held the trial erred in reducing the plaintiffs’ base attorney fee award by $50,000 and by denying plaintiffs a multiplier on the attorney fee award, since the case was high risk.
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| Pham and Lara v. Seattle City Light |
2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 4432; 7 Fed. Appx. 575 (9th Cir. March 16, 2001). Race claims filed in State Court, removed to Federal Court by Defendant, dismissed on summary judgment by federal magistrate, reversed and remanded on appeal to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, returned to state court for trial which resulted in jury verdict of more than $550,000.00.
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