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Docket Number: 96335-5
Title of Case: Taylor v. Burlington N. R.R. Holdings, Inc.
File Date: 07/11/2019
Oral Argument Date: 02/28/2019

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Judgment or order under review

JUSTICES
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Steven C. GonzálezSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Barbara A. MadsenSigned Majority
Susan OwensSigned Majority
Debra L. StephensSigned Majority
Sheryl Gordon McCloudSigned Dissent
Mary I. YuDissent Author
Mary E. FairhurstMajority Author
Charles K. WigginsSigned Majority

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Plaintiff(s)
 Shelby R. Frost Lemmel  
 Masters Law Group PLLC
 241 Madison Ave N
 Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110-1811

 Jay Roderik Stephens  
 The Stephens Law Firm
 424 29th St Ne Ste D
 Riverside Vlg
 Puyallup, WA, 98372-6785

 Kenneth Wendell Masters  
 Masters Law Group PLLC
 241 Madison Ave N
 Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110-1811

Counsel for Defendant(s)
 Bryan P. Neal  
 Thompson & Knight LLP
 1722 Routh Street Suite 1500
 Dallas, TX, 75201

 Britenae M. C. Pierce  
 Ryan Swanson & Cleveland PLLC
 1201 3rd Ave Ste 3400
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3034

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aarp
 Michael Craig Subit  
 Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP
 705 2nd Ave Ste 1200
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1798

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aarp Foundation
 Daniel B. Kohrman  
 AARP Foundation Litigation
 601 E Street Nw, Room S11-230
 Washington, DC, 20049

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation
 Daniel Edward Huntington  
 Richter-Wimberley PS
 422 W Riverside Ave Ste 1300
 Spokane, WA, 99201-0305

 Valerie Davis McOmie  
 Attorney at Law
 4549 Nw Aspen St
 Camas, WA, 98607-8302

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Obesity Action Coalition
 Brendan Wesley Donckers  
 Breskin Johnson & Townsend, PLLC
 1000 Second Avenue Suite 3670
 Seattle, WA, 98104

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Washington
 Brendan Wesley Donckers  
 Breskin Johnson & Townsend, PLLC
 1000 Second Avenue Suite 3670
 Seattle, WA, 98104

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Association of Manufacturers
 Jeremy Fischel Wood  
 Attorney at Law
 600 University St Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3122

 Daniel L. Thieme  
 Littler Mendelson
 600 University St Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3122

 Peter C. Tolsdorf  
 Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action
 733 10th Street Nw, Suite 700
 Washington, DC, 20001

 Leland P. Frost  
 Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action
 733 10th Street Nw, Suite 700
 Washington, DC, 20001

Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Federation of Independent Business
 Jeremy Fischel Wood  
 Attorney at Law
 600 University St Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3122

 Daniel L. Thieme  
 Littler Mendelson
 600 University St Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3122

 Karen R. Harned  
 Nat'l Fed of Independent Business
 1201 F Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

 Elizabeth Milito  
 Nat'l Fed. of Independent Business
 1201 F Street Nw
 Washington, DC, 20004

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Washington Business
 Jeremy Fischel Wood  
 Attorney at Law
 600 University St Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3122

 Daniel L. Thieme  
 Littler Mendelson
 600 University St Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3122

 Robert Andrew Battles  
 Association of Washington Business
 1414 Cherry St Se
 Olympia, WA, 98501-2341

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Policy Center
 Jeremy Fischel Wood  
 Attorney at Law
 600 University St Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3122

 Daniel L. Thieme  
 Littler Mendelson
 600 University St Ste 3200
 Seattle, WA, 98101-3122

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Employment Lawyers Association
 Michael Craig Subit  
 Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP
 705 2nd Ave Ste 1200
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1798

 Jillian M. Cutler  
 Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP
 705 2nd Ave Ste 1200
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1798

 Jeffrey Lowell Needle  
 Attorney at Law
 705 2nd Ave Ste 1050
 Seattle, WA, 98104-1759


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