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1	FREE DOWNLOAD: Employer's Improper Communication With Physician (Calif. WCAB panel)	319
2	FREE DOWNLOAD: Cortez v. Fru-Con (Calif. WCAB panel) (Ogilvie analysis)	178
3	FREE DOWNLOAD: Dismissal of Claim Based on Carve-Out Agreement (Calif. WCAB panel)	145

FREE DOWNLOAD: Guerra v. Mr. Rooter Plumbing (Calif. WCAB panel) (132a discrimination)

Richard Guerra v. Mr. Rooter Plumbing Discrimination—Labor Code § 132a—WCAB affirmed WCJ’s finding of § 132a violation when, among other things, none of the reasons defendant employer articulated for applicant’s termination were stated to applicant at

Published Fri, Apr 2 2010 12:57 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Cortez v. Fru-Con (Calif. WCAB panel) (Ogilvie analysis)

Joaquin Cortez v. Fru-Con Construction Corporation Permanent Disability—Rating—Diminished Future Earning Capacity—WCAB held that report of vocational expert did not constitute substantial evidence under Ogilivie v. City and County of San Francisco (2009

Published Fri, Apr 2 2010 12:56 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Alvarez v. Waterway Plastics (Calif. WCAB panel) (Permanent disability rating; AMA Guides)

Rosa Alvarez (Rosa Alvarez-Garay) v. Waterway Plastics Permanent Disability—Rating—AMA Guides —WCAB affirmed WCJ's finding that applicant/machine operator's right wrist injury (carpal tunnel) during period 1/28/2004 through 1/28/2005 caused 21 percent

Published Fri, Apr 2 2010 12:53 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Vesting of Vocational Rehabilitation Rights After Time to Appeal Expires (Calif. WCAB panel)

Chekona Brown v. On Assignment/Lab Support Vocational Rehabilitation—Repeal of Labor Code § 139.5—Reinstatement of Services—WCAB held that applicant/admitting clerk with 11/14/2000 and 11/9/2000 injuries to her left ankle, foot and back was entitled to

Published Sat, Mar 27 2010 3:56 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Dismissal of Claim Based on Carve-Out Agreement (Calif. WCAB panel)

Aleksandr Yamnitsky v. Morrow-Meadows Corporation Dismissal—Application for Adjudication—Alternative Dispute Resolution—WCAB rescinded WCJ's order dismissing applicant/electrician's Application for Adjudication of Claim alleging injury to multiple body

Published Sat, Mar 27 2010 3:52 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Employer's Improper Communication With Physician (Calif. WCAB panel)

Sergio Oseguera v. Links Communications Medical-Legal Procedure—Independent Medical Examiners—Communications—WCAB held that reporting of "regular physician" appointed by WCJ pursuant to Labor Code § 5701 to examine applicant/cable installer with 5/26

Published Sat, Mar 27 2010 3:21 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Collinwood v. Burrtec Waste Industries (Calif. WCAB panel) (two-year limitation; temporary disability)

Debbie Collinwood v. Burrtec Waste Industries, Wausau Insurance Company Temporary Disability—Two-Year Limitation on Temporary Disability Indemnity—Amputation Exception—WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that removal of applicant/repair welder's existing *** implants

Published Fri, Feb 12 2010 3:22 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Cruz v. Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. (Calif. WCAB panel) (carve outs)

Frank Cruz (Deceased), Diana Cruz (Widow) v. Kretschmar & Smith, Inc., State Compensation Insurance Fund Death Benefits—Dependents—Carve-Out Agreements—WCAB, rescinding WCJ's order dismissing death claim, held that "carve-out" agreement between decedent

Published Fri, Feb 12 2010 3:13 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Kouloumian v. Barney's New York (Calif. WCAB panel) (Panel QME)

Aram Kouloumian v. Barney's New York, American Home Assurance Co. Medical-Legal Procedure—Panel Qualified Medical Evaluators—WCAB granted defendant's petition for removal and rescinded WCJ's order setting case for trial over defendant's objection based

Published Fri, Feb 12 2010 3:11 PM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: RICO Comes to Comp (slide presentation by Denis Paul Juge)

Logon to your free web center account to download the slide presentation "RICO Comes to Comp" by Denis Paul Juge.

Published Thu, Feb 11 2010 3:53 PM by Denis Paul Juge

FREE DOWNLOAD: Brambila v. Vons, Inc. (Calif. WCAB panel) (pharmacy benefit network)

Jose Brambila v. Vons, Inc., PSI Liens—Pharmaceutical—Pharmacy Benefit Networks—WCAB affirmed WCJ's finding that defendant was not liable to lien claimant/pharmacy for medications dispensed to applicant/bakery worker with 4/7/2005 industrial injuries

Published Thu, Feb 11 2010 8:08 AM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: De Jong v. CSU Fullerton Police Dept. (Calif. WCAB panel) (presumption of compensability)

Stewart De Jong v. CSU Fullerton Police Department Presumption of Compensability—Heart Trouble—Peace Officers—WCAB held that applicant who worked as a police officer for California State University (CSU) Fullerton was not entitled to Labor Code § 3212

Published Wed, Feb 10 2010 9:48 AM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Wenneker v. County of Contra Costa (Calif. WCAB panel) (surveillance; Internet usage)

Linda Wenneker v. County of Contra Costa, PSI, County of Contra Costa Risk Management (Adjusting Agent) Evidence—Admissibility—Surveillance Tapes and Internet Usage—WCAB granted defendant's petition for removal from WCJ's Order denying defendant's second

Published Tue, Feb 9 2010 11:24 AM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: Lauderbach v. Cal Trans (Calif. WCAB panel) (DFEC)

Karen Lauderbach v. Cal Trans, SCIF State Employees Rohnert Park Permanent Disability—Rating—Diminished Future Earning Capacity—WCAB affirmed WCJ's finding that applicant/assistant administrator's cumulative trauma to bilateral extremities during period

Published Tue, Feb 9 2010 11:21 AM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff

FREE DOWNLOAD: U.S. v. Stricker (motion for partial summary judgment) (Medicare)

The filed a motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability on 1/28/2010 and reserved for later the issue of damages. Not all defendants were included in the motion, specifically excluded were the insurance carriers and some of the plaintiff

Published Fri, Feb 5 2010 10:40 AM by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Community Staff