Zenaida-Garcia v. Recovery Systems Technology, Inc.

¶1 This case presents a single choice of law issue. Oregon resident Gregorio Garcia-Munoz died in an industrial accident in Portland, allegedly because of a defective machine manufactured in Washington. We hold that under the circumstances of this case, Washington’s statute of repose applies. We therefore reverse the trial court’s grant of summary judgment and remand for trial.

Ellington, A.C. J.

Background

¶2 Gregorio Garcia-Munoz lived and worked in Oregon. In October 2001, he was employed by Labor Ready in Portland and was working at TPS Technologies of Oregon, Inc., processing soil through a…