The Second District Court of Appeal has handed down a decision affirming the legislature’s creation of the lien filing fee as part of SB 863. In Chorn v W.C.A.B. a physician (Robin Chorn M.D.) filed a complaint joined by two injured workers in an... Read More
Larson's Spotlight on Statutory Interpretation, Credit for Pension Benefits, Intentional Tort, and Substantially Certain Rule. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for... Read More
The 4th District Court of Appeal has issued a decision on an issue which has been pending in an unresolved fashion since the early 1990s when Labor Code § 3208.3 was amended to provide that injuries arising from lawful good faith personnel actions... Read More
The Second District Court of Appeal has ordered publication of its decision in Valdez v W.C.A.B . which reversed the W.C.A.B. en banc ruling that medical reports obtained by applicants pursuant to Labor Code § 4605 were not admissible. Thus, the... Read More