The WCAB has recently issued two noteworthy panel decisions on the QME selection process. In Murray v. County of Monterey , 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 304 (lexis.com), 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 304 (Lexis Advance), the WCAB provided guidance... Read More
Most people involved with California’s workers’ compensation system would say that over the past twenty years, the process has become increasingly litigious. There can be little question that the issues have become increasingly technical.... Read More
In Soto v. Sambrailo Packaging , 2016 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, the WCAB held that the WCJ erred in finding that the applicant who suffered an industrial injury to her neck, back and right shoulder was entitled to treat outside the defendant’s... Read More