Legal Opinion
Flanigan v. Department of Labor & Industries
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 16, 1992No. 11458-9-IIIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShields, C.J.
The trial court reversed a decision of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals which required Janice Flanigan to reimburse the industrial insurance fund for surviving spouse's benefits paid her after she was awarded recovery for her husband's death in a third party action. The court held her separate award for loss of consortium was not subject to a right of reimbursement. The Department of Labor and Industries appeals, contending it is. We affirm.
Richard R. Flanigan was fatally injured on December 28, 1981, while engaged in employment covered by the Washington State Industrial Insurance…
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