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WOLF v. SCOTT WETZEL SERVS., INC.

No. 55319-0.

113 Wn.2d 665 (1989)

782 P.2d 203

SCOTT WOLF, Appellant, v. SCOTT WETZEL SERVICES, INC., Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 31, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman W. Cohen and Cohen & Keith-Miller, P.S., for appellant.

Lane Powell Moss & Miller, by Ralph C. Pond, for respondent.

Bryan P. Harnetiaux, Gary N. Bloom, Michael J. Pontarolo, and Wayne Lieb on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, amici curiae for appellant.

Tim Donaldson and Constance Gould on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers; Craig A. Staples on behalf of Washington Self-Insurers Association, amici curiae for respondent.

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.

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