Northwest Chapter and American Lung Association, Nonprofits Fighting
Two nonprofit organizations are in a dispute, the American Lung Association and Northwest Chapter. The regional affiliate replied Monday that it cant be dissolved pending the outcome of legal claims in King County Superior Court, and that the ugly spat wasnt doing either side any favors.
“This is the kind of a dispute between two charitable nonprofits that should have been settled in the family,” Laird Harris, chairman-elect of the Northwest affiliates board, said in a written statement. “(The American Lung Associations) aggressive and destructive decision to pursue the matter in court and in the media is damaging to our common [...]