Connie Hemmings and Patty Lamphiear v. Tidyman's Inc., a Washington Corporation, Connie Hemmings and Patty Lamphiear v. Tidyman's Inc., a Washington Corporation

285 F.3d 1174 Connie HEMMINGS and Patty Lamphiear, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TIDYMAN'S INC., a Washington Corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Connie Hemmings and Patty Lamphiear, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tidyman's Inc., a Washington Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 99-35932. No. 99-35984. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 5, 2001. Filed April 11, 2002. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Richard C. Eymann, Eymann, Allison, & Hunter, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants. James Michael Kalamon, Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller, Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellant-cross-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington; Wm. Fremming Nielsen, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-97-00068-WFN. Before: PREGERSON, THOMAS, and GOULD, Circuit Judges. PREGERSON, Circuit Judge, delivered the opinion of the Court as to Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII, in which THOMAS, Circuit Judge, joined. Judge THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court as to Parts VIII and IX. Judge PREGERSON joined as to Part VIII and dissents specially from Part IX.…