Klontz v. Puget Sound Power & Light Co.

Bridgewater, A.C.J.

John L. and Carol S. Klontz appeal the trial court’s order of summary judgment dismissing Mr. Klontz’s claims of defamation and breach of implied contract against Puget Sound Power & Light Company after he was terminated from employment for failing to adequately supervise an employee who violated Puget Power’s sexual harassment policy. We affirm.

In evaluating a motion for summary judgment, we use the test set forth in Ernst Home Ctr., Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Int’l Union, 77 Wn. App. 33, 40, 888 P.2d 1196 (1995) (citing Young v. Key Pharm., Inc., 112 Wn.2d…