Kratovil v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp.

¶1 Dean Kratovil (Kratovil) worked as a plumber/pipefitter for G & T Plumbing & Mechanical (G & T) from April 2003 until July 18, 2004. After leaving G & T, he filed both a workers’ compensation injury claim and an occupational disease claim. The claims were submitted to Liberty Northwest Insurance Company (Liberty), G & T’s insurer during Kratovil’s employment. Liberty denied liability, asserting that Kratovil had received the injuries that primarily prohibited him from working in a motorcycle accident, and that his earliest symptoms of occupational disease appeared before Kratovil began…