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Experience
Labor & Employment
Fred Andersen, et al. v. City of Everett
Defense of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime claims by 90 police officers. Three-week bench trial; defense judgment; affirmed.
Archer v. Boeing
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), emotional distress, breach of contract, and various discrimination claims.
Asfaw v. Alaska Airlines Inc.
Race discrimination and retaliation claims.
Athearn v. Alaska Airlines Inc.
Defended Alaska Airlines against employment claims by 14 plaintiffs. Won summary judgment dismissing all claims and affirmance of that judgment on appeal. 118 Fed. Appx. 172 (9th Cir. 2004)
Clark, et al. v. King County
Contract worker class action for employee benefits.
Elias v. The Boeing Company
Defamation claim.
Wanda Haynes v. Seattle School District No. 1, et al.
Defended successfully a breach of contract claim by teacher. 111 Wn.2d 250, 758 P.2d 7
Jones, et al. v. The Boeing Company
Defense of race discrimination and retaliation claims brought by current and former Boeing employees.
Reginald Kees, et al. v. Arthur Wallenstein
Disability discrimination claims. Summary judgment affirmed. 973 F. Supp. 1191 (W.D. Wash. 1997) aff’d, 161 F.3d 1196 (9th Cir. 1998)
Knox, et al. v. King County, Logan, et al. v. King County, Clark, et al. v. King County
Defense of temporary, part-time and contract worker class actions for employee benefits.
Edward Lew v. Seattle School District No. 1
Breach of contract claim by school counselor. 47 Wn. App. 575, 736 P.2d 690 (1987)
Tolmasoff v. Boeing
Sexual harassment claim.
