11/23/2015
First anyone talking about a case that is important should send a copy to the evaluator.
The case is i20f0g3eaSonoma State Univ. et al. v. Workers Comp. Appls. Bd. Huntoni20f0g3ea 2006 142 Cal. App. 4th 500; 48 Cal. Rptr. 3d 330; 2006 Cal. App. LEXIS 1313; 71 Cal. Comp. Cas 1059
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10/08/2012
County Watrous 2012 77 CCC 700 the California Supreme Court held that under LC 4558 the spouse of an injured worker may not claim damages for loss of consortium in an action brought by the injured worker.INJURYIn Olive v. County of Butte 2012 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 376
Category: Industry Insights
12/05/2016
Business of insurance
In Corona v. Koosharem doing business as Select Staffing 2016 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 542 the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of an arbitrator's decision dismissing California Insurance Guarantee Association
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03/23/2017
impacts on the gig economy business model if coverage through Covered California or Medi- Cal is unavailable or too pricey.
What is clear is the significant impact that Ryancare will have on Medi- Cal and Covered California.
In that vein I’d like to point readers to two
Category: Industry Insights
02/01/2012
some direction and control over the details of the work. See Kowalski v. Shell Oil Co. 1979 23 Cal.3d 168 44 Cal.Comp.Cases 134; Meloy v. Texas Co. 1953 121 Cal.App.2d 691 18 Cal.Comp.Cases 313; Ridgeway v. Industrial Ace. Com. 1955 130 Cal.App.2d 841 20
Cal.Comp.Cases 32; Doty v. Lacy
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12/17/2020
prevail. Taylor v. Fields 1986 178 Cal. App. 3d 653 659 224 Cal. Rptr. 186. While it is true that the question whether a tort was committed in the scope of the tortfeasor's employment is ordinarily arguable and therefore one of fact for the jury's determination where there is no dispute as to the
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12/17/2020
determining facts. Citation." Stationers Corp. v. Dun & Bradstreet Inc. 1965 62 Cal. 2d 412 417 42 Cal. Rptr. 449 398 P.2d 785;
136 CalApp3d Page 701
Cornelison v. Kornbluth 1975 15 Cal. 3d 590 596 125 Cal. Rptr. 557 542 P.2d 981; Corwin v. Los Angeles Newspaper Service
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09/16/2009
A change to the formula the state uses to set prices for drugs purchased by the Medi- Cal program won't affect the workers' compensation drug fee schedule the Division of Workers' Compensation announced Tuesday.
We're keeping everything the same as it was before the bill was passed explained
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08/02/2004
Vowing to fight the enactment of a plan to deny access to chiropractic care for 6.7 million Californians the California Chiropractic Association CCA Friday denounced a proposal to eliminate chiropractic benefits for Medi- Cal recipients.
On Monday August 2 the state Department of Health
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10/09/2006
determined that Mammoth Mountain Ski Area failed to have proper procedures in place to evaluate hazards associated with volcanic fumaroles and failed to provide training to employees performing rescue and medical duties associated with the dangerous fumaroles" said Len Welsh Cal-OSHA acting chief. "If
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