Washington Supreme Court August 27, 2015, No. 90620-3 (Gorre v. City of Tacoma)

lead-opinion

Yu, J.

¶1 — This is an appeal from a denial of a workers’ compensation claim. Under the Industrial Insurance Act (Act), Title 51 RCW, a worker injured in the course of employment suffers from an “occupational disease” and is entitled to certain benefits. The burden of proving an occupational disease generally falls on the worker.