Young v. Department of Labor & Industries

After reviewing a Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals decision affirming a Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) order, the Spokane County Superior Court reversed Pauline Young’s award of permanent partial disability. The court ordered Ms. Young’s employer, Sisters of Charity of Providence, to pay Ms. Young pension benefits for permanent total disability. Sisters appeals, contending: (1) the court erred in applying the attending physician rule, (2) certain of the court’s findings are unsupported by substantial evidence, and (3) the findings do not support the court’s conclusion that Ms.…