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BELLING v. WASHINGTON STATE EMP. SEC. DEPT.

No. 95097-1.

427 P.3d 611 (2018)

Christopher BELLING, Petitioner, v. WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed October 4, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell K. Smart , Smart Law Offices, PS, 3600 Kern Road, Yakima, WA 98901-2309, Christopher Luke Childers , Smart Law Offices, P.S., 309 N. Delaware Street, P.O. Box 7284, Kennewick, WA 99336-7750, for Petitioner.

Leah E. Harris , April Suzanne Benson , Washington State Attorney General's Office, 800 5th Avenue, Suite 2000, Seattle, WA 98104-3188, for Respondent.

¶ 1 Under some circumstances, when a person is forced to litigate to recover an award, others who seek to share in that award must also share in the attorney fees. This is an exception to the American rule that parties generally pay for only their own attorneys. Under Washington statutes, when a person receives both unemployment...

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