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DOE v. GONZAGA UNIVERSITY

No. 69456-7.

24 P.3d 390 (2001)

143 Wash.2d 687

John DOE, Petitioner, v. GONZAGA UNIVERSITY, a Washington nonprofit corporation, Julia M. Lynch, Roberta S. League, and Susan J. Kyle, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 31, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall & Danskin, Laurel Hobbs Siddoway, George M. Ahrend, David Groesbeck, Spokane, WA, for Petitioner.

Wiggins Law Office, Charles Kenneth Wiggins, Kenneth Wendell Masters, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Respondent.

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Warren Howard Fischer, Jr., Asst., Olympia, WA, for amicus curiae on behalf of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Davis, Wright, Tremaine, Bruce Edward Humble Johnson, Eric Stahl, Diana C. Tate, Seattle, WA, for amicus curiae on behalf of Association of Washington Business.

IRELAND, J.

Petitioner John Doe sought review of a Court of Appeals' decision reversing the jury's award of damages (based on claims of defamation, negligence, invasion of privacy, violation of his rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), and breach of contract) and remanding the case for retrial solely on the defamation claim.

We hold that the jury was properly instructed and that...

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