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MASON v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP.

No. 41138-5-II.

271 P.3d 381 (2012)

166 Wn. App. 859

William MASON, Deceased, and Mary Mason, Appellants, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Respondent, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

February 29, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill Amanda Karmy , Parham, Hall & Karmy, Longview, WA, Natalee Ruth Fillinger , WA St. Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Appellants.

James L. Gress , The Law Office of Gress & Clark, Portland, OR, for Respondent.

JOHANSON, J.

¶ 1 Mary Mason and the Department of Labor and Industries appeal the superior court's calculation of her surviving spouse pension under the Industrial Insurance Act. Mary1 and the Department primarily argue that (1) the legislature intended to provide wage based death benefits to survivors of voluntarily-retired workers who die from occupational diseases and (2) because former RCW 51.32.050 (1986) conflicts with RCW 51...

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