Legal Opinion
Loveridge v. Fred Meyer, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 24, 1994No. 31484-0-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pekelis, A.C.J.
Kimberly Loveridge appeals the dismissal of her complaint for sexual harassment against Fred Meyer. The trial court granted summary judgment on the grounds of res judicata, ruling that a federal consent decree, which dismissed a Title VII action initiated by the EEOC against Fred Meyer, precluded Loveridge's lawsuit alleging state statutory and common law claims. We reverse.
In 1987 Kimberly Loveridge filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC against her employer, Fred Meyer. Loveridge charged that she had been discriminated against in violation of Title VII. She alleged that…
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