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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Segura v. Cabrera, 184 Wash. 2d 587 (2015)

Citation
Segura v. Cabrera, 184 Wash. 2d 587 (2015)
Parent Document
Segura v. Cabrera, 184 Wash. 2d 587 (2015)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
2015-10-29

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¶33 In Martini, we again construed the term “actual damages” and reached the same conclusion. 137 Wn.2d at 364. Martini discussed “actual damages” as used in Washington’s Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), chapter 49.60 RCW, which mandates “liberal construction.” 137 Wn.2d at 364; RCW 49.60.020. The plaintiff alleged disability discrimination and sought front and back pay. Martini, 137 Wn.2d at 361. The WLAD permits the recovery of “the actual damages sustained by the person” but contains no definition of the term “actual damages.” RCW 49.60.030(2). Although emotional distress damages were not directly at issue in Martini, we cited Rasor and concluded that RCW 49.60.030(2) authorizes the recovery of full compensatory damages, including “damages for emotional distress,” and excluded only nominal, exemplary, or punitive damages. Martini, 137 Wn.2d at 370, 367-68.