Schuchman v. Hoehn
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtSchultheis, J.
The Industrial Insurance Act immunizes employers from civil liability for most workplace injuries. RCW 51.04.010; Meyer v. Burger King Corp., 144 Wn.2d 160, 164, 26 P.3d 925 (2001). One exception created by statute allows a worker to sue for excess damages if the injury was caused by “the deliberate intention of his or her employer to produce such injury.” RCW 51.24.020. Fourteen-year-old Mallory Webley was seriously injured while bagging ice at Okanogan Ice Company. The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) determined that Mallory was an employee covered under the Act. Her mother, Deborah…
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