Legal Opinion
Becker v. Washington State University
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 13, 2011No. 28743-2-IIIPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
¶1 Washington State University (WSU) terminated Cheryl Becker from the experimental psychol*241ogy PhD program. She sued WSU, Howard Grimes, Jeff Joireman, Craig Parks, and Paul Whitney (collectively WSU), claiming multiple contract, tort, and constitutional claims. The trial court summarily dismissed her claims. On appeal, Ms. Becker contends genuine issues of material fact remain regarding whether WSU (1) breached a contract, (2) made negligent misrepresentations (promissory estoppel), (3) engaged in unlawful retaliation, (4) discriminated against her based on age, and (5) violated her civil…
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