Legal Opinion
Holbrook v. Weyerhaeuser Company
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 2003No. 57825-7, 57943-1, 57942-3PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.
In Loudon v. Mhyre, 110 Wn.2d 675, 756 P.2d 138 (1988), this court prohibited ex parte contact between defendant's attorney and plaintiff's treating physi*308cian in a personal injury action. This case asks if that rule should be extended to proceedings before the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (the Board). We hold that it should not.
The three claimants in these consolidated appeals sustained industrial injuries, received medical treatment, and had their claims closed by the Department of Labor and Industries (the Department). Each appealed to the Board, alleging total and permanent…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. GunwallWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- Davis v. Globe MacHine Manufacturing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1984
- Caruso v. LOCAL 690 INTERNL. BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSWashington Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Washington State Physicians Insurance Exchange & Ass'n v. Fisons Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1993
- Davidson v. HensenWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- Davidson v. HensenWashington Supreme Court · 1998
- Magana v. Hyundai Motor AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 2009
- Morris v. MaksCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1993
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