Department of Labor & Industries v. Fields

45 P.3d 1121 (2002)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES OF the STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

FIELDS CORPORATION, Respondent.

No. 26325-4-II.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

May 10, 2002.

As Amended on Denial of Reconsideration July 12, 2002.

Kay Allison Germiat, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tacoma, for Appellant.

Guy Jeffrey Sternal, Jennifer Ann Wing, Eisenhower & Carlson, Tacoma, for Respondent.

MORGAN, J.

Fields Corporation sought equitable relief from res judicata. The trial court granted such relief, and we affirm.

Under Washington's Industrial Insurance Act, an employer has the option of…