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FORD v. TRENDWEST RESORTS, INC.

No. 70699-9.

43 P.3d 1223 (2002)

Bobby FORD, Respondent, v. TRENDWEST RESORTS, INC., a corporation, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 11, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Gunter, Barbara Joan Van Ess, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Jeffrey Lowell Needle, Maria C. Fox, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Assoc.

Cairncross & Hempleman, J. Tate London, J. Thomas Richardson & Rosemary Daszkiewicz, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Kimberly Ann Marsh, Portland, Or., Strong & Konat, Sidney J. Strong, Seattle, for Respondent.

JOHNSON, J.

This case involves a lawsuit for breach of an employment at-will contract. A jury found Trendwest Resorts, Inc. breached its promise to rehire Bobby Ford as an at-will employee in a specific position. A jury awarded Ford $235,000 in damages based on his anticipated lost earnings. At issue is whether lost earnings are the measure of damages in a breach of an agreement to hire for employment at-will. The Court of...

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