MYERS v. STATE

No. 27268-1-III.

218 P.3d 241 (2009)

Pamela L. MYERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Washington, and the Department of Social and Health Services, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

October 22, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin L. Johnson, Kevin L. Johnson PS Attorney, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.

Carl Perry Warring, Assistant Attorney General, Spokane, WA, for Respondents.


SWEENEY, J.

¶ 1 This appeal follows the summary dismissal of an action for wrongful termination of a contract for an in-home caregiver by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). DSHS terminated the contract after an investigator concluded that the caregiver was guilty of neglect. Later appeals tribunals reversed the finding of neglect. But the contract also authorized DSHS to terminate the contract for "convenience." We conclude that DSHS had authority...

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