Legal Opinion
Gontmakher v. City of Bellevue
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 1, 2004No. 52376-7-IPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
— The legislature enacted RCW 4.24.510 to encourage the reporting of potential wrongdoing to governmental entities.1 One who provides information to a governmental entity is immune from civil liability based on that communication. A city of Bellevue (City) employee contacted the State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) about clear-cutting on property owned by Arkadi and Yelena Gontmakher. The Gontmakhers sued the City, claiming that the employee’s communication with DNR violated RCW 64.40.020 because it was arbitrary and capricious and sought damages based on the decline in property value…
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