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WILMOT v. KAISER ALUMINUM

Nos. 57766-8, 58027-8.

118 Wn.2d 46 (1991)

821 P.2d 18

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON IN JOHN C. WILMOT, ET AL, Plaintiffs, v. KAISER ALUMINUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Defendant. MICHAEL R. MORAN, Petitioner, v. WASHINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry E. Ryan, for plaintiffs.

Rodney K. Nelson and Abeyta & Nelson, P.S., for petitioner.

Michael F. Nienstedt, Stephen L. Farnell, and Winston & Cashatt, for defendant.

Ryan M. Edgley and Lofland & Associates, for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

In these consolidated cases, the primary question is whether an employee who alleges that he or she was wrongfully discharged in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim has a cause of action independent from that set out in RCW 51.48.025(2). We hold that plaintiffs may assert a wrongful discharge tort claim independently of RCW 51.48.025(2). We reverse the Court of Appeals' holding to the contrary...

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