Boeing Co. v. Doss

¶1 —The Department of Labor and Industries (Department) appeals a superior court judgment ordering the Department to pay from the second injury fund the costs of Patricia Doss’s ongoing postpension medical treatment. The Department claims that the Boeing Company, as a self-insured employer, must pay these costs because Doss is permanently and totally disabled due to the combined effects of her preexisting disabling condition and chemical exposure at Boeing. Because the unambiguous language of RCW 51.16.120(1), consistent with the second injury fund’s purpose, requires the Department to pay…