Valencia v. Reardan-Edwall Sch. Dist. No. 1

104 P.3d 734 (2005)

Gilbert A. VALENCIA, Appellant,

v.

REARDAN-EDWALL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, Respondent.

No. 22663-8-III.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three, Panel Four.

January 13, 2005.

Gregory G. Staeheli, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Michael E. McFarland, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, J.

Employers are generally immune from civil suits by their employees for on-the-job injuries. Goad v. Hambridge, 85 Wash.App. 98, 102, 931 P.2d 200 (1997). But an employer is not immune from its intentional and deliberate acts that result in injury. RCW 51.24.020.…