Legal Opinion
Steele v. Lundgren
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 17, 1999No. 43321-1-IPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
A jury awarded J.L. Steele $43,500 in damages after finding in her favor on her claim against Gary Lundgren for hostile environment sexual harassment under RCW 49.60.030. On appeal, Lundgren argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it awarded Steele more than $250,000 in attorney fees and costs. We affirm.
Steele filed a complaint against Lundgren in 1993, seeking redress for sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, and for negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress. After responding and engaging in vigor ous discovery, Lundgren sought to compel…
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