MERINO v. STATE

No. 43865-8-II.

320 P.3d 153 (2014)

Douglas MERINO and Kay Merino, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof, Appellants, v. The STATE of Washington and its Agencies; The Washington State Department of Retirement Systems; The Washington State Patrol and John R. Batiste, Chief Thereof, and David J. Karnitz, Deputy Chief Thereof, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

March 11, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hans Eric Johnsen , Attorney at Law, Kirkland, WA, for Appellants.

Matthew Timothy Kuehn , Office of the Attorney General-Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, for Respondents.

Paul Anthony Neal , Attorney at Law, Tumwater, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Patrol Troopers Association.


PUBLISHED OPINION

HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Douglas and Kay Merino1 appeal the superior court's denial of their motion for summary judgment and granting of the State's motion for summary judgment in their action for disability benefits against the Washington State Patrol (WSP). Merino argues that Washington law entitles him to disability compensation as long as he remains disabled from injuries...

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