California Court of Appeal

Where worker deliberately refused to allow employer's doctor to examine and treat him during the initial 30-day period of medical control by the employer following an industrial injury, estopping worker from designating his own doctor is not an appropriate remedy where employer knew of the refusal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/14/2001
• Published 03/14/2001

Judges

• ORTEGA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Allan H. Cutler,Pacific Palisades, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board., Clopton, Penny & Brenner, Robert C. Nichols, Camarillo, and Ronald R. Kollitz, Los Angeles;  Tobin Lucks and Deborah T. Czech, Sylmar, for Respondent Lance Campers Manufacturing Corporation.