Bickford v. City of Seattle

Under the reasoning of Smith v. Bates Technical College,1 Jerald Bickford was not required to exhaust his contractual or administrative remedies on his claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. He articulated violations of public policy under the City of Seattle’s Police Officer’s Bill of Rights. However, the trial court abused its discretion in ruling that the City of Seattle *811failed to plead its right to set off any disability award against the verdict.

FACTS

Bickford was a sergeant with the Seattle Police Department (Department). One of Bickford’s subordinates made several…