Lewis v. Simpson Timber Co.

Van Deren, A.C.J.

¶1 Simpson Timber Company appeals the trial court’s decision awarding Cindy Lewis work*308ers’ compensation benefits under the Industrial Insurance Act (IIA), Title 51 RCW, because of the injury she sustained from her exposure to a toxic agent at a Simpson work site. It argues that the trial court erred when it (1) required Simpson to present its evidence to the jury first, even though Lewis had the burden of proof; (2) erroneously instructed the jury; (3) failed to grant Simpson’s motions for judgment as a matter of law; and (4) made numerous erroneous evidentiary rulings.…