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Afoa v. Port of Seattle

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 31, 2013No. 85784-9PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWiggins, J.

¶1 Should we extend to the Port of Seattle (Port), which owns and operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport), the principles of liability imposed on other entities that control the common area of a multiemployer workplace? Brandon Afoa was paralyzed in an accident while he was working at Sea-Tac Airport and seeks to recover from the Port on three theories we have applied in other multiemployer workplace cases: as a business invitee; for breach of safety regulations under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act of 1973 (WISHA), chapter 49.17 RCW; and the duty of a…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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