Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 723421.pdf

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4This applicant was approximately the same age as the employee that, Lodis testified,
Shenk sought to replace on account of his age.
5 Lodis claims that he maintained documentation of the admonishments in his Corbis
office files but that Corbis "destroyed" the documents after Lodis brought suit. At no time did
Lodis seek relief from the trial court for such alleged spoliation of evidence. Corbis produced
Lodis's notes during discovery and vehemently denied destroying orwithholding any documents.
             
No. 72342-1-1/7

a. The Trial Court Orders that Evidence of Alleged Age
Discrimination Be Limited to the Five Alleged Admonishments.

In its motion to preclude admission of certain evidence of alleged age

discrimination, Corbis argued that evidence of alleged age discrimination not

related to Lodis's claimed admonishments was inadmissible under the legal

doctrines of law of the case and collateral estoppel, as well as pursuant to the

applicable rules of evidence. Judge Heller did not accept Corbis's law of the

case or collateral estoppel arguments but did grant Corbis's motion based upon

its evidentiary arguments, reasoning as follows: