Walston v. Boeing Co.

¶1 — The Boeing Company appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment under RCW 51.04.010 and RCW 51.24.020, which provide that workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for injured employees subject to the Industrial Insurance Act (IIA), Title 51 RCW, absent an employer’s deliberate intention to cause such injury. Because Boeing met its burden to show that no disputed material facts exist here, the burden shifted to Walston to raise a material factual dispute about whether Boeing had actual knowledge that the complained-of asbestos exposure was certain to cause…