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ERDMAN v. CHAPEL HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

No. 84998-6.

286 P.3d 357 (2012)

Angela ERDMAN, Respondent, v. CHAPEL HILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; Mark J. Toone, individually; and the marital community of Mark J. Toone and Jane Doe Toone, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided October 4, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Coats , Attorney at Law, Daniel C. Montopoli , Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Petitioner.

Robin Williams Phillips , Sean Vincent Small , Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Bradley Alan Maxa , Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Presbytery of Olympia.

MADSEN, C.J.

¶ 1 An employee of a church who maintains she was harmed by actions of a church's minister brought numerous claims against the church and the minister. At this stage of the proceedings, the case involves her negligent retention, negligent supervision, and Title VII sex discrimination claims against the church. The Court of Appeals, reversing the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment, ruled that these claims are not barred by the First Amendment...

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