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SEDLACEK v. HILLIS

No. 70254-3.

36 P.3d 1014 (2001)

Diane SEDLACEK, individually and as the Administratrix of the Estate of Andrew J. Sedlacek, deceased, Respondent, v. Larry O. HILLIS and Veralene Hillis, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof, d/b/a Skyline Park Limited Partnership, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 20, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Lowell Needle, Deanna Jill Hawkins Barnes, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Association.

Reed, McClure, William Robert Hickman, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Van Siclen, Stocks & Firkins, John Stocks, Robert Craig Van Siclen, Auburn, Terry Ann Zundel, Seattle, for Respondent.

BRIDGE, J.

The respondent, Diane Sedlacek, a nondisabled person, claims that she was wrongfully discharged from her position as a member of a husband-wife apartment management team because of her association with her disabled husband. The federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (1994), prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against able-bodied persons who are associated with or related to...

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