Concord, CA
Workers compensation Lawyer at Concord, CA
Practice Areas: Workers Compensation
OUTCOME: Court of Appeal held WCAB had continuing jurisdiction to award TD because case had never been resolved. Supreme Court denied review.
Defendant refused to resume temporary disability benefits following surgery more than 13 years after injury, asserting that the WCAB had no jurisdiction to award TD more than 5 years after the date of ... injury.
OUTCOME: Court of Appeal held that, contrary to pre-existing law which allowed combining ratings for two injuries that became permanent and stationary at the same time, SB899 required that injuries be individually rated.
Medical evaluator had determined injured worker sustained injury to neck as a result of both a specific injury and cumulative trauma. At trial, worker received one 62% award. Defendant appealed, argu ... ing 2004 change in the law required that there should be two awards of 31% each.
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