PIPER v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

No. 21526-1-III.

86 P.3d 1231 (2004)

Tricia A. PIPER, Respondent and Cross-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, Appellant.

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

March 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

David A. Kohles, David A. Kohles, Inc. P.S., Stanwood, WA, William C. Smart, Keller, Rohrback LLP, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.


OPINION PUBLISHED IN PART

BROWN, C.J.

This is an attorney fee dispute arising after a jury found the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (Board) had erred in determining that Tricia Piper's lung illness was not an occupational disease. The trial court awarded Ms. Piper attorney fees for services rendered both before the Board and the trial court. The Department of Labor & Industries (Department) appealed the fee award as it relates to Board work, contending...

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