Legal Opinion
Francom v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 13, 2000No. 18129-4-IIIPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKato, J.
Kim and Neil Francom appeal the summary dismissal of most of their claims in this suit involving Ms. Francom’s former employer, Costco Wholesale Corporation. They contend they raised genuine factual issues supporting their claims for sexual harassment, retaliation, negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligent supervision and retention, breach of contract, and loss of consortium. They also contend the court improperly dismissed their claims against the alleged harasser’s community assets. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Ms. Francom was a part-time employee at Costco’s warehouse…
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