Mealey's ( July 23, 2018, 5:59 PM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — In a 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court concluded that the Port of Seattle was not vicariously liable for the negligence of four nonparty airlines in a suit brought by a baggage handler at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport who was employed by a contractor. The state high court reversed and remanded a lower court ruling on July 19 in a dispute over the allocation of a $40 million jury award to the plaintiff (Brandon Apela Afoa v. Port of Seattle, No. 94525-0, Wash. Sup., 2018 Wash. LEXIS 495)....