GREATER SEATTLE CHAMBER v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 82830-4-I.

512 P.3d 594 (2022)

GREATER SEATTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, d.b.a. Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Appellant, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Filed June 21, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Fitzgerald Williams , Robert Lee Mahon III , Perkins Coie LLP, 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 4900, Seattle, WA, 98101-3095, Zachary Davison , Attorney at Law, 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 4900, Seattle, WA, 98101-3095, for Appellant.

Kent Charles Meyer , Ghazal Sharifi , Craig K. Weaver , Seattle City Attorney's Office, Civil Division, Government Affairs, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 250, Seattle, WA, Jennifer K. Ryan Gilman , City of Seattle Law Dept., 701 5th Ave. Ste. 2050, Columbia Ctr., Seattle, WA, 98104-7095, for Respondent.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶ 1 In response to a homelessness emergency, and loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in July 2020 the City of Seattle (City) adopted a payroll expense tax on certain entities engaged in doing business in Seattle. The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) sued, seeking declaratory judgment...

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