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SEGALINE v. STATE, DEPT. OF LABOR & INDUS.

No. 81931-9.

238 P.3d 1107 (2010)

Michael SEGALINE, a single person, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Washington, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean Marie Schiedler-Brown , Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Kenneth Douglas Orcutt , Jay Douglas Geck , Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

Daniel G. Lloyd , City of Vancouver Attorneys Office, Vancouver, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Municipal Attorneys.

SANDERS, J.

¶ 1 We are asked to decide whether a government agency qualifies as a "person" under RCW 4.24.510. Because the purpose of RCW 4.24.510 is to protect free speech rights and a government agency has no such rights to protect, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L & I) is not immune to suit under RCW 4.24.510.

¶ 2 We are also asked to determine whether Michael Segaline's claim in the amended complaint against Alan...

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