Legal Opinion
Valencia v. Reardan-Edwall School District No. 1
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 13, 2005No. 22663-8-IIIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 — Employers are generally immune from civil suits by their employees for on-the-job injuries. Goad v. Hambridge, 85 Wn. App. 98, 102, 931 P.2d 200 (1997). But an employer is not immune from its intentional and deliberate acts that result in injury. RCW 51.24.020. Gilbert Valencia was injured by a dangerous lifting device while working for Reardan-Edwall School District No. 1 (District). He showed that the District knew the device was dangerous. But his showing was not enough to support a finding that his injuries were a certainty or the result of deliberate conduct. We therefore affirm the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Birklid v. Boeing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1995
- Birklid v. Boeing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1995
- Foster v. Allsop Automatic, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1976
- Goad v. HambridgeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1997
- Schuchman v. HoehnCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
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