California Court of Appeal

Tanimura & Antle v. WCAB, H031049

Decision of respondent reversing award of benefits to injured worker, in order to provide worker with greater benefits, is annulled where the permanent disability rating of the worker should be based on the 2005 version of the Permanent Disability Rating Schedule, rather than the 1997 version as applied by respondent.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/18/2007
• Published 12/18/2007

Judges

• DUFFY, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel H. Hunt, Matovich & McLean, for Petitioners Tanimura & Antle et al., Michael A. Marks, for California Worker's Compensation Board, San Francisco, Law Offices of Saul Allweiss, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alfred Lombardo, Rucka, O'Boyle, Lombardo & McKenna, Salinas, for Respondent Avelino López.