Legal Opinion
Barnett v. Sequim Valley Ranch, LLC
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 5, 2013No. 41832-1-IIPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn-Brintnall, J.
¶ 1 — A jury found that Sequim Valley Ranch LLC (SVR) wrongfully discharged Marie Barnett, Victor Gonzalez, Mario Gonzalez, and Octavio Gonzalez in violation of public policy. The employees felt compelled to resign after SVR owner, Stephen Clapp, pressured them to give false or misleading testimony in a lawsuit Clapp was bringing against a neighboring dairy farm. SVR appeals the $427,230 jury award, arguing that (1) the statute of limitations barred the employees’ constructive, wrongful discharge suit and the trial court erred in failing to grant SVR summary judgment on this issue; (2) the…
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