Legal Opinion
Yakima County v. Yakima County Law Enforcement Officers Guild
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 5, 2010No. 28111-6-IIIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
¶1 Judicial review of arbitration proceedings is limited. The courts are very deferential to the arbitrator’s factual findings and conclusions on the legal questions presented. The superior court here reversed a decision of a labor arbitrator in favor of a law enforcement officers guild, concluding that the guild’s claims were untimely, were not brought in the proper forum, and were barred by the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel. We conclude this was error and reverse the court and reinstate the decision of the arbitrator.
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¶2 The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office is a…
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