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RUSE v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES

No. 65679-7.

977 P.2d 570 (1999)

138 Wash.2d 1

Everett L. RUSE, Petitioner, v. The DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided June 3, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Staples, Vancouver, amicus curiae on behalf of Washington Self Insurers Ass'n.

Debra Stephens, Bryan Harnetiaux, Spokane, amicus curiae on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

Jeffry K. Finer, Spokaane, for Petitioner.

Sheryl L. Gordon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Spokane, for Respondent.

IRELAND, J.

Everett Ruse quit his job because of severe back pain, and the Department of Labor and Industries denied his subsequent workers' compensation claim. We affirm based upon Ruse's failure to prove the causal connection between his disability and his employment.

FACTS

For a full discussion of the facts, see Ruse v. Department of Labor & Indus., 90 Wn.App. 448, 966 P.2d...

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