Supreme Court of the State of Washington

Opinion Information Sheet

Docket Number: 103,488-1
Title of Case: Azorit-Wortham v. Dep't of Lab. & Indus.
File Date: 11/06/2025
Oral Argument Date: 05/22/2025

SOURCE OF APPEAL
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Appeal from Pierce County Superior Court
Docket No: 22-2-07048-5
Judgment or order under review
Date filed: 07/06/2023
Judge signing: Honorable Bryan E. Chushcoff

JUSTICES
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Debra L. StephensSigned Majority
Charles W. JohnsonSigned Majority
Barbara A. MadsenSigned Majority
Steven C. GonzálezDissent in part Author
Sheryl Gordon McCloudSigned Majority
Mary I. YuSigned Majority
Raquel Montoya-LewisSigned Dissent in part
G. Helen WhitenerSigned Majority
Salvador A. MungiaMajority Author

COUNSEL OF RECORD
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Counsel for Petitioner(s)
 Benjamin Riverbed Sligar  
 Davies Pearson PC
 1498 Pacific Ave. Ste. 520
 Tacoma, WA, 98402-4209

 David W. Lauman  
 Small, Snell, Weiss & Comfort, PS
 4002 Tacoma Mall Blvd. Ste. 200
 Tacoma, WA, 98409-7702

Counsel for Respondent(s)
 Jason Robert Dickey-North  
 Wash. Attorney General's Office
 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw
 Olympia, WA, 98501-6503

 James L. Gress  
 Gress, Clark, Young and Schoepper
 8705 Sw Nimbus Ave. Ste. 240
 Beaverton, OR, 97008-7154

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa State Labor Council
 William D. Hochberg  
 Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC
 222 3rd Ave. N.
 Edmonds, WA, 98020-3109

 Rachel V. Hamar  
 Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC
 222 3rd Ave. N.
 Edmonds, WA, 98020-3109

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Teamsters 117
 William D. Hochberg  
 Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC
 222 3rd Ave. N.
 Edmonds, WA, 98020-3109

 Rachel V. Hamar  
 Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC
 222 3rd Ave. N.
 Edmonds, WA, 98020-3109

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Flight Attendants
 William D. Hochberg  
 Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC
 222 3rd Ave. N.
 Edmonds, WA, 98020-3109

 Rachel V. Hamar  
 Hochberg & Hamar, PLLC
 222 3rd Ave. N.
 Edmonds, WA, 98020-3109

Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa State Association for Justice Foundation
 Valerie Davis McOmie  
 Attorney at Law
 4549 Nw Aspen St.
 Camas, WA, 98607-8302

 Daniel Edward Huntington  
 Richter-Wimberley PS
 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300
 Spokane, WA, 99201-0305