Ruse v. Department of Labor & Industries

Decided June 3, 1999. Faith Ireland wrote the opinion for the court.

138 Wash. 2d 1 · Cited 155 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Dennis v. Department of Labor & Industries · 745 P.2d 1295
• Hanquet v. Department of Labor & Industries · 879 P.2d 326
• Dillon v. Seattle Police Pension Board · 916 P.2d 956
• Ruse v. Department of Labor & Industries · 90 Wash. App. 448
• Young v. Department of Labor & Industries · 81 Wash. App. 123
• Ravsten v. Department of Labor & Industries · 736 P.2d 265
• Spalding v. Department of Labor & Industries · 186 P.2d 76
• Weatherspoon v. Department of Labor & Industries · 777 P.2d 1084

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Gorre v. City of Tacoma · 180 Wash. App. 729
• Rogers v. Department of Labor & Industries · 151 Wash. App. 174
• Rogers v. Dept. of Labor & Indus. · 210 P.3d 355
• Department of Labor & Industries v. Shirley · 171 Wash. App. 870
• Robinson v. Department of Labor & Industries · 181 Wash. App. 415
• City of Bellevue v. Raum · 171 Wash. App. 124
• Ferencak v. Department of Labor & Industries · 175 P.3d 1109
• B&R Sales, Inc. v. Department of Labor & Industries · 186 Wash. App. 367
• Larson v. City of Bellevue · 188 Wash. App. 857
• Ruse v. Department of Labor & Industries · 977 P.2d 570
• Cascade Valley Hosp. v. Stach · 215 P.3d 1043
• Ferenćak v. Department of Labor & Industries · 142 Wash. App. 713
• Cascade Valley Hospital v. Stach · 152 Wash. App. 502
• Anderson v. Weyerhaeuser Co. · 116 Wash. App. 149
• Watson v. Department of Labor and Industries · 138 P.3d 177
• Watson v. Department of Labor & Industries · 133 Wash. App. 903
• Hubbard v. Department of Labor & Industries · 140 Wash. 2d 35
• Hubbard v. Department of Labor & Industries · 992 P.2d 1002
• Cantu v. Department of Labor & Industries · 168 Wash. App. 14
• Cantu v. Department of Labor & Industries · 277 P.3d 685
• State v. Fuller · 185 Wash. 2d 30
• LITTLEFAIR v. Schulze · 278 P.3d 218
• Somsak v. CRITON TECHNOLOGIES · 52 P.3d 43
• KUSTURA v. Department of Labor and Industries · 175 P.3d 1117
• Somsak v. Criton Technologies/Heath Tecna, Inc. · 113 Wash. App. 84

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