MESTROVAC v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUS. OF STATE

Nos. 58200-3-I, 58505-3-I.

176 P.3d 536 (2008)

Enver MESTROVAC, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES OF the STATE of Washington and Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals, Appellants/Cross-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

January 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnna Skyles Craig, Spencer Walter Daniels, Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.

John R. Wasberg, Johnna Skyles Craig, Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, Masako Kanazawa, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent,

Ann Pearl Owen, Ann Pearl Owen PS, Seattle, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux, Michael J. Pontarolo, Attorneys at Law, Spokane, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Assn. Foundation.

Paula Tuckfield Olson, Burgess Fitzer PS, Tacoma, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wash. Self-Insurers Assoc.


AGID, J.

¶ 1 The Department of Labor and Industries (Department) and the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (Board) appeal a superior court order directing both the Department and the Board to reimburse Enver Mestrovac, a Department benefit claimant with limited English proficiency (LEP), for the cost of interpreter services not provided by either the Department or the Board. The Board also appeals from the superior court's order denying its motion to intervene...

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