CHUONG VAN PHAM, an individual, and Heliodoro Lara, an individual, Respondents,
v.
CITY OF SEATTLE, SEATTLE CITY LIGHT, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 9, 2005.
Decided February 1, 2007.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Frederick E. Wollett, Kathleen O'Hanlon, Seattle City Attorneys Office, Seattle, for Petitioner.
John Patrick Sheridan, Sheridan & Baker PS, Gregory Alan Wolk, Seattle, for Respondents.
Deborah Dubois Brookings, Deborah D. Brookings Attorney at Law, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae Wash. Defense Trial Lawyers.
Michael Craig Subit, Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP, Jeffery Lowell Needle, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae Wash. Employment Lawyers Ass'n.
Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux, Debra Leigh Williams Stephens, Spokane, for Amicus Curiae Wash. State Trial Lawyers Ass'n Foundation.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
BRIDGE, J.
¶ 1 Chuong Van Pham and Heliodoro Lara sued the City of Seattle, Seattle City Light (Seattle City Light) for employment discrimination on the basis of race and national origin. A jury awarded them $550,000 collectively. Pham and Lara sought and were awarded attorney fees, though the trial court awarded them $50,000 less than they had requested and declined to apply a fee multiplier. The trial court also awarded...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting Sign on now to see your case. Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
Updated daily.
Uncompromising quality.
Complete, Accurate, Current.
Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full
text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.
Cited Cases
No Cases Found
Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the
full text of the citing case.