An appellate panel revived a construction worker's negligence claim against a co-worker who crashed a truck in which he had been a passenger, concluding that evidence the co-worker had ingested marijuana before the accident created a triable issue of fact as to whether the co-worker was intoxicated when he fell asleep behind the wheel.Case: Orris v. Lingley, No. 42343-0-II, 11/27/2012, published.Facts: Paul Orris and Matthew Lingley worked for Caliber Concrete Construction. In August 2007, Lingley crashed a flatbed truck owned by Caliber, while Orris was riding as a passenger. The Was...
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