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Wash. Rev. Code § 47.60.210 (2026)

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The state consents to suits against the department by seamen for injuries occurring upon vessels of the department in accordance with the provisions of section 688, title 46, of the United States code. The venue of such actions may be in the superior court for Thurston county or the county where the injury occurred.
[ 1984 c 7 s 315; 1961 c 13 s 47.60.210. Prior: 1951 c 259 s 6.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1961–2012 · leading case: Metz v. Washington, Dep't of Transp., 558 F. Supp. 17 (W.D. Wash. 1982).
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Metz v. Washington, Dep't of Transp., 558 F. Supp. 17 (W.D. Wash. 1982). · cites it 7× “210 provides: The state consents to suits against the authority by seamen for injuries occurring upon vessels of the authority in accordance with the provisions of section 688, title 46, of the United States code. The venue of such actions may be in the superior court for…”
Foster v. Dep't of Transp., 115 P.3d 1029 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “¶12 Foster argues that the legislature waived sovereign immunity from prejudgment interest on tort claims brought against the ferry system under RCW 47.60.210 12 or RCW 47.60.230, 13 even though it did not waive on tort claims like the one in Norris.”
Doe v. Dep't of Transp., 931 P.2d 196 (Wash. Ct. App. 1997). “RCW 47.60.210 permits seamen to sue the State for injuries occurring on WSDOT vessels under the provisions of the Jones Act, 46 U.”
Gross v. Washington State Ferries, 367 P.2d 600 (Wash. 1961). · cites it 2× “(b) Laws of 1951, chapter 259, § 6 (RCW 47.60.210): “The state consents to suits against the authority by seamen for injuries occurring upon vessels of the authority in accordance with the provisions of section 688, title 46, of the United States Code.”
Harrell v. State, 170 Wash. App. 386 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “RCW 47.60.210 states, for example, in waiving sovereign immunity to Jones Act claims in state court, “The state consents to suits against the department by seamen for injuries occurring upon vessels of the department in accordance with the provisions of section 688, title 46, of…”
Dougherty v. Golden Gate Bridge, 31 F. Supp. 2d 724 (N.D. Cal. 1998). “In that case, the Ninth Circuit examined whether Washington’s adoption of the Jones Act into state law, Wash. Rev.Code § 47.60.210, constituted consent to suit in federal court.”
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