Puget Sound Environmental Corp. v. Everett Shipyard, Inc.

¶1 Puget Sound Environmental Corporation (PSE) sued Everett Shipyard Inc. (ES) for breach of contract. Based on the contract provision that required the parties to arbitrate disputes, the superior court entered an order compelling arbitration and stayed the case pending the arbitration. Because PSE did not pay its proportionate share of the mandatory deposit for arbitration, the arbitrator closed the case. The court dismissed the lawsuit under CR 41(b) and entered a judgment awarding attorney fees and costs to ES. Almost a year later, PSE filed a motion under CR 60(b) to vacate the order of…