Legal Opinion
Failla v. FixtureOne Corp.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 2014No. 89671-2PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*646¶1 This case asks whether Washington’s long-arm statute, RCW 4.28.185, confers personal jurisdiction over an officer of a foreign corporation that employs a Washington resident. On the facts before us, we conclude it does for wage claims arising from that employment relationship and reverse the Court of Appeals.
Yu, J.
Facts and Procedural History
|2 In 2009, Kristine Failla, a Washington resident and experienced salesperson, was looking for a job she could perform from her Gig Harbor home. She e-mailed Kenneth A. Schütz, looking for such a position. Schütz is the founder and chief executive…
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