Legal Opinion
Stuckey v. Department of Labor & Industries
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 1996No. 63227-8PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
— Two issues of statutory construction involving RCW 51, the Industrial Insurance Act (Act), are presented in this case. The first issue requires us to decide the method by which the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) can recover certain workers’ compensation benefits. Specifically, we must determine which section of RCW 51.32 controls .080(4) or .240(3) where a claim is ordered closed with a finding of permanent partial disability and an award of a lump sum payment, and then, on appeal, a new order changes the earlier finding to permanent total disability and orders placement on…
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