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St. Augustine Marine Canvas & Upholstery, Inc. v. Lunsford

Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Order awarding medical benefits for a doctor's services, and temporary total disability and permanent impairment benefits is reversed where the judge...

Fleetwood Enters., Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Petition for writ of review of a determination of benefits eligibility is granted where a presumption of compensability did not apply and applicant...

Patco Transport, Inc. v. Estupinan

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
Order on petition for workers' compensation benefits granting plaintiff workers' compensation benefits is reversed where the parties' execution of a...

Marinette Marine Corp. v. Office of Workers' Comp. Programs

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Petition for review of an administrative determination of liability is denied in a coverage dispute between workers' compensation carriers as to...

Dunlap v. Nestle USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint due to preclusion by Workers' Compensation laws is affirmed on their tort law claims relating to a workplace...

Jones v. Los Angeles County Office of Educ.

Education Law, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of plaintiff's mandate petition in a claim regarding injuries she incurred while employed as a paraeducator by defendant is affirmed where...

Claudio v. Regents of the Univ. of California

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a wrongful termination suit, summary judgment for defendant on a Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claim is reversed where a triable issue of...

Sisto v. Ameritech

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action seeking benefits from defendant for a workplace accident, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant's denial of certain...

Khan v. Parsons Global Servs.

Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a tort claim arising out of a kidnapping is reversed where plaintiff should not have been found a...

Jackson v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a wrongful death suit, substantial evidence does not support the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's finding that plaintiff's heart trouble was...