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Adams v. Department of Labor & Industries

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 22, 1995No. 62175-6PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*226Johnson, J.

— This case requires us to decide whether a worker is not disabled as a matter of law because he is actually working. The Department of Labor and Industries (Department) seeks review of a court of appeals decision affirming a jury verdict that James Adams was permanently and totally disabled. We affirm.

On April 16, 1979, James Adams injured his left knee while working as a hod carrier for Custom Masonry and filed an industrial insurance claim. From June 1979 through January 1980, Adams had three surgeries on the knee. He received vocational rehabilitation training in welding, but…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kuhnle v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Fochtman v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972
  3. Leeper v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Green v. SchmahlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
  5. Hobart Corp. v. North Central Credit Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1981

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Young v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1996
  2. Hanson v. EstellCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
  3. Hanson v. EstellCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
  4. American National Fire Insurance v. B & L Trucking & Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1996
  5. Young v. Dept. of Labor and IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1996

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