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Elliott v. Dept. of Labor & Indus.

Wash. Ct. App.August 3, 2009No. 62423-7-ICited 7 times

Case Details

Judge(s)
Becker
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
appeal

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

The Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of Elliott's workers' compensation claim as untimely. Because the one-year statute of limitations for injury claims begins on the date of the accident (not when the injury is discovered), and Elliott's mental health condition did not qualify as an occupational disease, his claim filed 14 months after witnessing a coworker's death was properly denied.

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