FLOETING v. GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE

No. 95205-1.

434 P.3d 39 (2019)

Christopher H. FLOETING, Respondent, v. GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Oral Argument Date: June 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Medora Marisseau , Celeste Mountain Monroe, Karr Tuttle Campbell, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3300, Seattle, WA, 98104-7055, for Petitioner.

Hank L. Balson , Budge & Heipt, PLLC, 705 2nd Ave. Ste. 910, Seattle, WA, 98104-1716, for Respondent.

Annika Michelle Scharosch , Eastern Washington University, 211 Tawanka, Cheney, WA, 99004, Aileen B. Miller, WA Attorney General's Office, EDU, Po Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, Education Division A.G. Office, Attorney at Law, 1125 Washington Street Se, P. O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Amici Curiae on behalf of University of Washington, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, The Evergreen State College.

Patricio Antonio Marquez , Washington Attorney General's Office, 800 Fifth Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Attorney General of Washington.

Lindsay L. Halm , Schroeter Goldmark Bender, 810 3rd Ave. Ste. 500, Seattle, WA, 98104-1657, Sara Lyle Ainsworth, SIA Legal Team, Po Box 1019, Amherst, MA, 01004-1019, Andrew J.D. Kashyap, Attorney at Law, 1226 8th P1 W., Seattle, WA, 98119-3443, Robert S. Chang, Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.


¶ 1 The Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) makes it unlawful for "any person or the person's agent or employee to commit an act [of] discrimination ... in any place of public ... accommodation." RCW 49.60.215. Christopher Floeting alleges that a Group Health Cooperative employee repeatedly sexually harassed him while...

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