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CHRISTENSEN v. ROYAL SCHOOL DIST. NO. 160

No. 75214-1.

124 P.3d 283 (2005)

156 Wash.2d 62

Certification from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington in Leslie CHRISTENSEN, a minor; Gary Christensen and Kim Christensen, father and mother, individually and on behalf of their minor child, Plaintiffs, v. ROYAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 160, a political subdivision; and Preston "Kent" Andersen, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 8, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Crotty, Burke Jackowich, Tami Wilcox, Kelly E. Konkright, Spokane, for Plaintiff.

David Soderland, Attorney at Law, Seattle, Michael McFarland, Attorney at Law, Spokane, Jennifer D. Homer, Gerald John Moberg, Brian A. Christensen, Jerry Moberg & Associates, Ephrata, for Defendant.

Rebecca Jane Roe, Seattle, Catherine Carroll, Olympia, for Amicus Curiae (Northwest Women's Law Center), for Amicus Curiae (Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs).

Debra Leigh Williams Stephens, Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux, Spokane, for Amicus Curiae (Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Foundation).

ALEXANDER, C.J.

¶ 1 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington has certified the following question to this court:

May a 13 year old victim of sexual abuse by her teacher on school premises, who brings a negligence action against the school district and her principal for failure to supervise or for negligent hiring of the teacher, have contributory fault assessed against her under...

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