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GONTMAKHER v. THE CITY OF BELLEVUE

No. 52376-7-I.

85 P.3d 926 (2004)

120 Wash.App. 365

Arkadi GONTMAKHER and Yelena Gontmakher, husband and wife, Appellants, v. THE CITY OF BELLEVUE, a Washington municipal corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 1, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin B. Hansen, James S. Fitzgerald, Livengood Fitzgerald & Alskog, P.L.L.C., Kirkland, WA, for appellants.

Matthew J. Segal, Preston Gates & Ellis, L.L.P., Seattle, WA, for respondent.

Published in Part Opinion

COLEMAN, J.

The legislature enacted RCW 4.24.510 to encourage the reporting of potential wrongdoing to governmental entities.1 One who provides information to a governmental entity is immune from civil liability based on that communication. A City of Bellevue employee contacted the State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) about clear-cutting on property owned by Arkadi and Yelena Gontmakher. The Gontmakhers...

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