Legal Opinion
Rice v. Offshore Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 17, 2012No. 65936-7-IPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLau, J.
¶1 Craig Rice sued his employer, Offshore Systems Inc. (OSI), after he was terminated for alcohol intoxication and disorderly conduct involving a vessel fire at OSI’s port facility. Rice contends OSI terminated his employment as a result of age discrimination. Because Rice presented evidence of discriminatory pretext sufficient to create material fact issues, we reverse summary judgment in OSI’s favor.
FACTS1
¶2 We view the facts in the light most favorable to Rice. In 1991, Rice began working for OSI at age 43 as a stevedore. The work there is “very demanding,” and “[t]he working environment…
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