Larson v. City of Bellevue

¶1 The city of Bellevue (City) appeals the superior court’s judgment reversing the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (Board). The Board reversed a Department of Labor and Industries (Department) award of benefits to firefighter Wilfred Larson under RCW 51.32.185 for his malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer. The City challenges the trial court’s jury instructions, its rulings about expert testimony, and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict. It also claims that the trial court should not have awarded Larson attorney fees.

¶2 Because the trial court’s…