Supreme Court of California

In settling workers' compensation claims, an injured worker does not release causes of action that are not exclusively subject to the workers' compensation law or are not within the scope of that law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2004
• Published 08/30/2004

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Joseph R. Zamora and Joseph R. Zamora, Santa Monica, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, David A. Cathcart, Paul DeCamp, Washington, DC, Michele L. Maryottt, Irvine and Jeffrey F. Webb, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.