Cloninger v. Chen et al.
Jun 24, 2013OUTCOME: Defense verdict
2-week jury trial, Spokane County Superior Court. Judge O'Connor. Plaintiff alleged medical malpractice and negligence of other entities.
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Kelly v. American Standard, Inc., 640 F.2d 974 (9th Cir. 1981)
N/AOUTCOME: Affirmed in part, reversed and remanded in part.
Employee brought action against employer under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Marshall A. Neill, J., entered ... judgment in favor of the employee, and employer appealed and employee cross-appealed.
Jones v. Halvorson-Berg, 69 Wn. App. 117 (1993)
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed and remanded for new trial; sanctions reversed.
Laborer for general contractor brought personal injury suit against subcontractor for injuries he suffered when he fell while carrying window at construction site. Following jury trial before the Super ... ior Court, Whitman County, Wallis W. Friel, J., judgment was entered on jury verdict finding subcontractor liable for injuries and awarding damages. Subcontractor appealed.
Howard v. Dimaggio, 70 Wn. App. 734 (1993)
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed and remanded.
In action arising from automobile accident, order enforcing alleged settlement agreement was entered by the Superior Court, Spokane County, William Grant, J., and plaintiff appealed.
Ramirez v. Dimond, 70 Wn. App. 729 (1993)
N/AOUTCOME: Affirmed.
Automobile accident victims sued defendant motorist, in the Spokane Superior Court, Gordon Swyter, J., entered judgment in plaintiffs' favor. Defendant appealed.
Degroot v. Berkley Construction, Inc., 83 Wn. App. 125 (1996)
N/AOUTCOME: Affirmed.
Subcontractor's employee brought action against general contractors to recover damages for injuries sustained on worksite. The Superior Court, Spokane County, Tari Eitzen, J., found that general contra ... ctors were not at fault. Employee appealed.
Christiano v. Spokane Health Dist., 93 Wn. App. 90 (1998)
N/AOUTCOME: Affirmed
Employee sued employer for failure to accommodate her claimed handicap and for breach of contract related to employer's written policies. The Superior Court, Spokane County, Salvatore F. Cozza, J., hel ... d that: (1) employer reasonably accommodated employee suffering from generalized anxiety disorder and adjustment disorder with anxious mood as a result of job stress, and (2) evidence supported conclusion that employer complied with its written policy that employee returning from extended disability leave be placed in the “same or similar position” at the same pay range.
Janson v. North Valley Hosp., 93 Wn. App. 892 (1999)
N/AOUTCOME: Reversed in part and remanded.
Terminated employee sued employer, a hospital, for sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge.
Miguel v. Pullman Memorial Hospital, 93 Wn. App. 892 (1999)
N/AOUTCOME: Affirmed in part; reversed and remanded in part.
Former public hospital lesbian employee brought action under § 1983 against hospital and physician, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated due her sexual orientation, and that such was a violation ... of equal protection.
Chase v. Spokane Valley Fire Department, 139 Wn. App. 143 (2007)
N/AOUTCOME: The Court of Appeals, Brown, J., held that procedures utilized by Board when demoting employee satisfied employee's pretermination due process rights. Reversed.
Employee appealed from decision of the Board of Fire Commissioners demoting employee from Fire Marshall to Deputy Fire Marshall. The Civil Service Commission upheld the Board's decision, and employee a ... ppealed.