Sunny & Suman Gautam, Resps. v. Donald & Jane Doe Hicks, Apps.

FILcD COURT OF APPEALS OiV 5TAT£ OF WASHINGTON 20I3OCT -7 m 9= U7 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON SUNNY GAUTAM and SUMAN GAUTAM, husband and wife and their No. 69406-5-1 marital community, DIVISION ONE Respondents, v. DONALD HICKS and JANE DOE PUBLISHED OPINION HICKS, husband and wife and their marital community, FILED: October 7, 2013 Appellants. J Becker, J. — A party who appeals the award in a mandatory arbitration and fails to improve his position on trial de novo must pay the attorney fees incurred by the nonappealing party. An offer of compromise by the nonappealing…