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Under Washington law, intentional torts are subject to joint and several liability. Common law trespass is considered an intentional tort. The Washington Court of Appeals now says that the statutory liability for "timber trespass" also is an intentional tort, subject to joint and several liability. But is it?

When someone encroaches on a neighbor's land, the remedy is usually to eject the encroaching structure. In exceptional cases, however, a court may order the land sold to the encroacher.

The Supreme Court holds that to be liable as a facility operator under MTCA, a person must direct the working of, manage, or conduct the affairs of a facility.

The Washington Supreme Court holds that the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) allows a private party to recover investigative costs, such as the cost of soil testing, as long as those costs are the substantial equivalent of a remedial action conducted by the Department of Ecology.

An employer has a general duty to provide its employees with a safe workplace. This means that the employer must provide its employees with a workplace free of a recognized hazard that is likely to cause death or serious injury where there are feasible means to eliminate or materially reduce the hazard.

A party subject to an easement may continue to use its property in a reasonable manner. It may not, however, interfere with the easement holder’s use of the easement. Such interference may subject the party to liability for damages resulting from the wrongful interference.

In Washington, a person is liable for timber trespass if the cuts down, girdles, or otherwise injures, or carries off any tree, timber, or shrub on the land of another person.

Employers may not bring federal civil rights claims to challenge unemployment tax assessments, says the Washington Supreme Court. Washington Trucking Associations v. Employment Security Dep’t, 188 Wn.2d 198, 393 P.3d 761 (2017). Likewise, employers may not challenge assessments with state tort claims .

A port's lease of land for an oil rail terminal does not foreclose reasonable alternatives that must be considered in a future environmental impact statement.

Terminals for the transfer of crude oil from trains to marine vessels are subject to the coastal protection requirements of the Ocean Resources Management Act.