FOWLER v. GUERIN

No. 100069-3 (certified C15-5367 BHS).

515 P.3d 502 (2022)

Certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Mickey FOWLER, Leisa Maurer, and a class of similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, v. Tracy GUERIN, Director of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed August 18, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Frank Stobaugh , Stephen Kolden Strong , Alexander Strong , Bendich Stobaugh & Strong PC, 126 Nw. Canal St. Ste. 100, Seattle, WA, 98107-4970, for Plaintiffs.

Robert Bertelson Mitchell, Jr. , Todd Lawrence Nunn , Christopher M. Wyant , K&L Gates LLP, 925 4th Ave. Ste. 2900, Seattle, WA, 98104-1158, Peter B. Gonick , Washington Attorney General's Office, P. O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Defendant.


¶1 This certified question asks us to clarify the standards for equitable tolling in civil cases under Washington law. The underlying federal case involves a long-running dispute between a certified class of more than 25,000 Washington teachers (Teachers) and the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). The federal district court...

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