PULCINO v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP.

No. 68118-0.

9 P.3d 787 (2000)

141 Wash.2d 629

Leanne Gross PULCINO, Respondent, v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, a foreign corporation, Petitioner, John Grauke, M.D., Jane Doe Grauke, and the marital community composed thereof, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kaplan, Begy & Von Ohlen, Robert Von Ohlen, Chicago, IL, Colby S. Morgan, Jr., Paul D. Jones, Federal Express Corp., Memphis, TN, Jeffrey Charles Johnson, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Ellen M. Ryan, Seattle, for Respondent.


IRELAND, J.

In this employment discrimination case, both parties sought discretionary review. Leanne Gross Pulcino claims that the lower courts failed to recognize that her disability discrimination claim was based upon Federal Express' (FedEx) failure to reasonably accommodate her during periods of temporary disability. We agree and thus reverse the summary judgment dismissal.

FedEx contends that Pulcino's union discrimination...

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