Legal Opinion
Anderson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1997No. 96-35768PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge.
OVERVIEW
Plaintiffs Traci Anderson and Cynthia Irons filed an action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680 (1994), alleging the government was liable for, inter alia, negligent supervision and sexual harassment based on a Washington state civil rights statute. Wash. Rev.Code (RCW) § 49.60.030 (Supp.1996-1997). The court entered a judgment awarding compensatory damages. It issued a separate award covering attorneys’ fees and expenses. The district court reasoned that because the state statute authorizes an award of…
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