NAVLET v. PORT OF SEATTLE

No. 78866-9.

194 P.3d 221 (2008)

Jack M. NAVLET, Andrew E. Jenkins, Jack Godfrey, Louis Barrow, B.J. Schwartz, Arthur Camp, Ronald Newenhof, Timothy O'Brien, and Michael Miller, individually and on behalf of a class of others similarly situated, Appellants, v. The PORT OF SEATTLE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided October 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Oswald, Law Offices of James D. Oswald, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Richard J. Birmingham, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


OWENS, J.

¶ 1 This case requires the determination of whether retirement, health care and welfare benefits (welfare benefits) provided in a collective bargaining agreement vested for life with employees who reached retirement eligibility during the term of the agreement. The appellants are nine current or retired employees (Appellants) of the Port of Seattle (Port), who were eligible to receive retirement welfare benefits pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement...

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