By Hon. Colleen Casey, Former Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Practitioners beware! Death benefit trials often raise intricate and unique evidentiary conundrums. Obtaining...
Oakland, CA – California’s State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) rose nearly 3.8 percent in the year ending March 31, 2024, which will result in an increase in California workers’ compensation...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 89, No. 10 October 2024 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions...
By Hon. Robert G. Rassp, Presiding Judge, WCAB Los Angeles, California Division of Workers’ Compensation Disclaimer: The material and any opinions contained in this article are solely those of...
Oakland, CA – Migraine Drugs represented less than 1% of all prescriptions dispensed to California injured workers in 2023 but they consumed 4.7% of workers’ compensation drug payments, a nearly...
Here’s the latest batch of advanced postings for August 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases.
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G4S Secure Solutions, Inc., National Union Fire Insurance, administered by Gallagher Basset Services, Petitioners v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Elisa Simone, Respondents, lexis.com, Lexis Advance
Permanent Disability—Rating—Permanent Total Disability—WCAB, affirming WCJ, awarded applicant armed security officer 100 percent permanent total disability, without apportionment, for right hip and lumbar spine injuries, based on applicant’s credible testimony and opinions of orthopedic agreed medical evaluator, Kenneth Sabbag, M.D., who initially provided opinions regarding applicant’s impairment under AMA Guides but later reported that there was medical basis to conclude that applicant had total loss of earning capacity and was unable to compete in the open labor market due to complications stemming from failed surgeries, when WCAB concluded that…
California Insurance Guarantee Association, administered by Patriot Risk Services, on behalf of Ullico Casualty Company, in liquidation, insurer for Superior Center Concepts, Inc., Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Superior Center Concepts, Inc., insured by Care West Insurance Company, administered by Pegasus Risk Management, Rosa Lopez, Respondents, lexis.com, Lexis Advance
California Insurance Guarantee Association—Other Insurance—Stipulations—WCAB, affirming WCJ, held that California Insurance Guarantee Association, on behalf of insolvent carrier Ullico, was liable for 48 percent of applicant’s medical treatment charges and 50 percent of applicant’s medical-legal expenses, based on…
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