Highland School District No. 203 v. Racy
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the Court
*310¶1 The trial court imposed sanctions for frivolous litigation against Highland School District No. 203 (District) after it sought to enjoin the Highland Education Association (Union) from arbitrating discipline against two of its members, contrary to earlier Washington Supreme Court precedent. The District appeals from the sanction order. The Union cross-appeals the amount of attorney fees it was awarded, arguing that the trial court was required to use the lodestar approach. We conclude that the trial judge did not abuse his considerable discretion in either context and affirm the rulings…
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