Garibay v. Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc.

*233¶1 — Washington’s Industrial Insurance Act, Title 51 RCW, gives employees no-fault recovery for injuries on the job. Vallandigham v. Clover Park Sch. Dist. No. 400, 154 Wn.2d 16, 26, 109 P.3d 805 (2005). In exchange, employers are granted immunity from lawsuits arising from workplace injuries. Id. The legislature created an exception to employer immunity, however, for injuries intentionally caused by the employer. RCW 51.24.020; Vallandigham, 154 Wn.2d at 27.

Sweeney, C.J.

¶2 Demetrio Garibay died of injuries suffered from a pipe rupture of toxic gas at his workplace, Advanced Silicon…