HARMAN v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDUS.

No. 20247-0-III.

47 P.3d 169 (2002)

111 Wash.App. 920

Kristi L. HARMAN, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDUSTRIES, State of Washington, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Three.

May 30, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Wasberg, Assistant Attorney General, Seattle, for Appellant.

Eugene G. Schuster and Nicole R. Stearns, Critchlow, Williams & Schuster, Richland, for Respondent.


SCHULTHEIS, J.

Pursuant to RCW 51.28.050, "[n]o application shall be valid or claim thereunder enforceable unless filed within one year after the day upon which the injury occurred." The Department of Labor and Industries appeals from a superior court decision regarding workers' compensation benefits. The Department contends the trial court erred when it determined the statutory one-year claim filing deadline was subject to equitable tolling. We agree, reversing the...

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