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JOHNSON v. WEYERHAEUSER CO.

No. 65131-1.

953 P.2d 800 (1998)

134 Wash.2d 795

Dennis R. JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, Employer, Respondent, The Department of Labor and Industries of the State of Washington.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 2, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Annan & Fairley, John Fairley, Spokane, Amicus Curiae for Washington Self-Insurers Association.

Debra Stephens, Harbaugh & Bloom, Gary Bloom, Bryan P. Harnetiaux, Delay, Curran, Thompson & Pontarolo, Michael J. Pontarolo, Spokane, Amicus Curiae for Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.

Lane, Powell, Spears & Lubersky, D. Michael Reilly, Robert J. Guite, Robert J. Dzielak, Seattle, Amicus Curiae for Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

David B. Vail & Associates, Edward F. St. Onge, Tacoma, for Petitioner.

Kathryn D. Fewell, Tacoma, for Respondent.

JOHNSON, Justice.

We are asked to determine whether evidence of collateral benefits received by an injured worker should be barred from workers' compensation proceedings. We hold that the collateral source rule bars such evidence.

FACTS

On June 4, 1979, Dennis Johnson was injured while in the course of his employment with Weyerhaeuser, a self-insured employer. On June 21, 1979, Johnson filed an application for workers' compensation benefits with...

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