Legal Opinion
Wlasiuk v. Whirlpool Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 11, 1996No. 33651-7-IPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
Joe Wlasiuk began working for Whirlpool Corporation in 1976. In 1989, he was fired for insubordination. Wlasiuk sued for wrongful discharge based on the company’s employee handbook; the jury returned a verdict in his favor. Whirlpool filed this appeal, and Wlasiuk cross-appealed. We affirm.
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TIMELINESS OF APPEAL
In earlier proceedings before this court, Wlasiuk moved to dismiss Whirlpool’s appeal as untimely. A panel of this court declined to dismiss, holding that:
A judgment on the merits is final and appealable even though the amount of attorney fees to be awarded to a prevailing party remains…
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