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8/28/2008 9:41:28 PM EST
California Compensation Cases Staff
Here's a roundup of cases to be covered in the upcoming August 2008 issue of Californ ...
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9/1/2008 2:54:34 PM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
The following are some recent noteworthy panel decisions issued by the California Wor ...
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8/13/2008 1:00:25 AM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
The following are some recent noteworthy panel decisions issued by the California Wor ...
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8/6/2008 11:13:28 PM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
The following are some recent noteworthy panel decisions issued by the California Wor ...
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7/28/2008 11:45:04 PM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
The following are some recent noteworthy panel decisions issued by the California Wor ...
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6/13/2008 6:42:34 PM EST
Jesse N. Rosen
Posted by Jesse N. Rosen
Attorney at Law, Los Angeles, CA
Liability for temporary disability (TD) was severely limited by SB 899. Prior to SB 899, TD was payable until an applicant was either declared permanent and stationary (P&S) or had returned to work if not P&S. It wasn't unusual for an applicant ...
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6/25/2008 9:46:01 PM EST
Jesse N. Rosen
Posted by Jesse N. Rosen
Attorney at Law, Los Angeles, CA
The two-year temporary disability limit under Cal. Lab. Code § 4656(c)(1) is four years post adoption, and some of the major issues relating to it have been addressed in a few published opinions.   1. When does the 104 week TD limit ...
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7/16/2008 9:24:58 PM EST
Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP
The law firm of Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP, recently secured a summary judgment in a FEHA Sexual Harassment/Assault/False Imprisonment case. A summary of the case is set forth below.
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7/16/2008 8:41:25 PM EST
Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP
The law firm of Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP,  makes regular news announce ...
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6/16/2008 9:38:11 PM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
In Garrido v. San Francisco Marriott , a California WCAB panel denied defendant's request for removal from the WCJ's Order allowing applicant with 3/16/2007 injuries to left shoulder, neck, back and left leg to undergo a panel qualified me ...
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6/16/2008 9:53:57 PM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
In Galvez v. Fontana Unified School District , a California WCAB panel held that applicant/police officer's industrial cardiovascular injury during cumulative period 5/17/2005 through 5/17/2006 caused 63 percent permanent disability and, althou ...
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11/19/2007 10:44:10 AM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
In what appears to be a case of first impression, an Appeals Board panel held in Kos v. Kimes-Morris Construction that Calif. Labor Code § 4663 does not discriminate against age by apportioning to age related pathology. The WCAB held that ...
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1/31/2008 1:32:19 AM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
An Appeals Board panel held that a defendant was liable for fees in connection with interpreter services provided to the applicant during attendance at medical appointments related to the applicant's 4/27/2004 industrial right hand, right thumb and upp ...
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1/31/2008 12:33:43 AM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
In what appears to be a case of first impression, an Appeals Board panel held that the state average weekly wage was a proper factor to be included in calculating the present value of a permanent disability award under Cal. Labor Code § 4659(c) fo ...
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11/13/2007 10:41:46 PM EST
Robin E Kobayashi
Posted by Robin E Kobayashi
LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff
In what appears to be the first Calif. Labor Code § 4664 "straddle" case, an Appeals Board panel held in Brault v. State of California that permanent disability awarded to an applicant under the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating ...
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