Wolf v. Scott Wetzel Services, Inc.

Andersen, J.—

Facts of Case

In this case we are presented with the question of whether the Industrial Insurance Act bars an employee from bringing a civil action, outside the workers' compensation system, against the claims administrator of a self-insured employer for wrongful delay or termination of workers' compensation benefits.

The parties have stipulated to the following facts.

On April 27, 1979, Scott Wolf injured his lower back while working as a truck driver for St. Regis Lumber Company in Marysville. While driving his truck near Mt. Vernon, he noticed that his load of lumber had shifted.…