Legal Opinion
Asplundh Tree Expert Co. v. WASH. DEPT. OF LABOR & INDUS.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 9, 2008No. 60138-5-1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
185 P.3d 646 (2008)
ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT COMPANY, Appellant,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, Respondent.
No. 60138-5-1.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
June 9, 2008.
Jeremy L. Fellows, Attorney at Law, Beaverton, OR, for Appellant.
Beverly Norwood Goetz, Office of The Atty. Gen., Seattle, WA, for Respondent.
ELLINGTON, J.
¶ 1 A company cutting trees is engaged in logging and must adhere to logging safety regulations. Unpreventable employee misconduct is an affirmative defense to a violation of these regulations. Here, substantial evidence supports the findings of the…
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