Pullman Hospital suit settled; Gazette to file for disclosure

A suit between the Pullman Hospital District and Lydig Construction of Spokane was ordered dismissed Wednesday in Whitman County Superior Court. The dismissal was filed after attorneys for both sides stipulated they had agreed to a settlement of the suit Nov. 15. The settlement agreement included a provision to keep the terms of the agreement confidential.

Wednesday’s order of dismissal followed a week-long court dispute on a motion to seal terms of the settlement. The dispute involved an objection by the Whitman County Gazette that the settlement terms should be made public because the Pullma...