GRIFFITH v. SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES

No. 31130-5-II.

115 P.3d 1065 (2005)

Dennis Neil GRIFFITH, Respondent and Cross-Appellant, v. SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC., an Oregon Corporation; General Metals of Tacoma, Inc., a Washington Corporation; and Jay Robinovitz, individually, and the marital community composed of Jay Robinovitz and "Jane Doe" Robinovitz, husband and wife, Appellants and Cross-Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

July 19, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Robert Hickman, Pamela A. Okano, Reed McClure, Seattle, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Guy Jeffrey Sternal, Jennifer Ann Wing, Attorneys at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.


QUINN-BRINTNALL, C.J.

¶ 1 In 1995, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. promoted Dennis Griffith to general manager of its Tacoma scrap metal facility. At that time, Griffith was 52 years old and Schnitzer Steel knew he was a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints. After Griffith was discharged in 2000, he brought suit alleging discrimination on the basis of his age and religious beliefs. Griffith's evidence of religious discrimination consisted of the following...

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