CURRIER v. NORTHLAND SERVICES, INC.

No. 70128-2-I.

332 P.3d 1006 (2014)

182 Wn. App. 733

Larry CURRIER, individually; Larry Currier, Dba American Container Express, as sole proprietor and agent; and American Container Express, Inc., a Washington corporation, Respondent, v. NORTHLAND SERVICES, INC., a Washington corporation, Appellant, Judi McQuade, in her individual capacity; James "Jim" Sleeth, in his individual capacity; Patrick Franssen, in his individual capacity; and Larry Graham, in his individual capacity, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Clayton Crane , Bauer Moynihan & Johnson LLP, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Hugh Joseph McGavick , The Law Office of Hugh J. McGavick PS, Tumwater, WA, Asa C. Garber , Attorney at Law, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

Kristopher Ian Tefft , Washington Self-Insurers Association, Olympia, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Washington Business.


LEACH, J.

¶ 1 Northland Services Inc. (NSI) appeals a trial court decision holding NSI liable for the retaliatory discharge of independent contractor Larry Currier, dba American Container Express, under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), chapter 49.60 RCW. NSI terminated Currier's contract two days after Currier reported to an NSI employee racially discriminatory comments directed at a Latino driver by another contractor driver. Because the WLAD...

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