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Wash. Rev. Code § 49.62.090 (2026)

Conflict of laws

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(1)(a) Subject to (b) of this subsection, this chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, contract, including contract principles relating to discharge by assent or alteration, and other laws of this state pertaining to liability for competition by employees or independent contractors with their employers or principals, as appropriate.
(b) This chapter does not amend or modify chapter 19.108 RCW.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter does not revoke, modify, or impede the development of the common law.
[ 2024 c 36 s 6; 2019 c 299 s 10.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC v. Meek (W.D. Wash. 2022).
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Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC v. Meek (W.D. Wash. 2022). “RCW 49.62.090(1)(a) provides that the 17 noncompetition statute “displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, contract, and other laws of 18 [Washington] state pertaining to liability for competition by employees or independent 19 20 contractors .”
Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC v. McKnight (W.D. Wash. 2022). “RCW 49.62.090(1)(a) provides that the noncompetition statute 12 13 “displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, contract, and other laws of [Washington] state 14 pertaining to liability for competition by employees or independent contractors .”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 49.62.090(1)(a) — 2 cases
Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC v. Meek (W.D. Wash. 2022). “RCW 49.62.090(1)(a) provides that the 17 noncompetition statute “displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, contract, and other laws of 18 [Washington] state pertaining to liability for competition by employees or independent 19 20 contractors .”
Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC v. McKnight (W.D. Wash. 2022). “RCW 49.62.090(1)(a) provides that the noncompetition statute 12 13 “displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, contract, and other laws of [Washington] state 14 pertaining to liability for competition by employees or independent contractors .”
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