Legal Opinion

Highland School District No. 203 v. Racy

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided March 17, 2009No. Nos. 27015-7-III; 27252-4-IIIPublishedCited by 2 opinions

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…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Carroll v. JunkerWashington Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Bowers v. Transamerica Title InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Mahler v. SzucsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Mahler v. SzucsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Boeing Company v. Sierracin CorporationWashington Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Yakima County v. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERSCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010
  2. Yakima County v. Yakima County Law Enforcement Officers GuildCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010

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