Opinion ID: 2584210
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Heading: Locke

Text: ¶ 2 The City hired Locke as a fire fighter in 2000 and sent him to a 12-week fire fighter training course. During the 10th week of training, Locke sustained injuries when he fainted from dehydration and fell from a 50-foot ladder while performing a practice rescue with a 120-pound mannequin. Locke sued the City for his injuries under the right to sue provision in LEOFF. A jury determined that the City was negligent and returned a verdict in Locke's favor. The City appealed, arguing in part that Locke was not a fire fighter under LEOFF because he was in training and that LEOFF's right to sue provision violated several constitutional provisions. The Court of Appeals affirmed the jury verdict and denied the City's constitutional claims in a partially published opinion. Locke v. City of Seattle, 133 Wash. App. 696, 137 P.3d 52 (2006). We accepted review. 158 Wash.2d 1025, 152 P.3d 347 (2007).