STREET v. WEYERHAEUSER CO.

No. 93984-5.

399 P.3d 1156 (2017)

Roger A. STREET, Respondent, v. WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed August 10, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Alan Staples , Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 70061, Vancouver, WA, 98665-0035, for Petitioner.

Jill Amanda Karmy , Karmy Law Office PLLC, 2 S. 56th Pl., Ste. 207, P.O. Box 58, Ridgefield, WA, 98642-3427, for Respondent.

Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, Valerie Davis Mcomie , Attorney at Law, 4549 N.W. Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.

Kristopher Ian Tefft , Washington Self-Insurers Association, 828 7th Ave. S.E., Olympia, WA, 98501-1509, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Seven Statewide Employer Organizations.

Anastasia R. Sandstrom , Attorney General's Office, 800 5th Ave., Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, for Other Parties.


¶ 1 Weyerhaeuser Company, Roger A. Street's former employer, challenges Street's award of industrial insurance benefits for his low back condition, a claimed occupational disease. An "occupational disease" is a disease that "arises naturally and proximately out of employment." RCW 51.08.140. In Dennis v. Department of Labor...

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