Cases
Reported in 43 CWCR During 2015
© 2016 California
Workers’ Compensation Reporter
[February
2015–January 2016; 43 CWCR 1–316;
case histories through January 15, 2016]
A
ACE American Ins. v. WCAB (Martin) (2015) 80 CCC 732 (writ den.)
43:217 (CA writ den.; WCAB removal den.; WCJ op.)
Aguilar v. Harris Ranch Beef Co. (2015)
43:177 (WCAB)
Aima v.
State Comp. Ins. Fund (2015)
43:96 (WCAB)
Alberda
v. Board of Retirement of Fresno County Employees’ Retirement System (Alberda II) (2015)
43:57 (CA op.)
Alvarado: see State ex rel. Dept. Calif. Highway Patrol v. Superior
Court (Alvarado)
Angelotti
Chiropractic, Inc. v. Baker (2015) 791 F3d 1075, 80 CCC 672
43:141 (USCA op.), 314 (USCA rhg.
& rhg. en banc den.)
Arnold v. Pingrey (2015)
43:237 (WCAB), 314 (CA writ den.)
Arredondo v. WCAB (State Comp. Ins. Fund/Tri-Modal Distribution
Services, Inc.) (2015)
43:123 (WCAB), 314 (CA writ den.)
B
Bahena v.
California Ins. Co./Charles Virzi Constr. (2014)
43:41 (WCAB)
Baker v. WCAB: see Arnold v. Pingrey
Batten v. WCAB (2015) 241 CA4th 1009, 80 CCC 1256
43:59–60 (CA writ gtd.), 256 (CA op.), 314 (CA rhg. den. & SC rev pdg.)
BNSF Railway Co. v. Superior Court (Kralovetz)
(2015) 235 CA4th 591
43:72 (CA op.), 171 (SC rev gtd., briefing
deferred)
Brady v. Calsol, Inc. (2015) 241 CA4th 1212,
80 CCC 1416
43:266 (CA op.)
C
California Department of . . . : see Department of
California Department of Justice v. Board of Administration (Cal-PERS)
(Resendez) (2015) 242 CA4th 133
43:273 (CA op.)
California Highway Patrol: see State ex rel. Dept. of Calif. Highway
Patrol v. Superior Court (Alvarado)
California Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. WCAB (Care
West Ins. Co.) (2015)
43:277–78 (CA writ gtd.)
California Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. WCAB (Elite
Surgical Centers/Magana) (2014) 232 CA4th 543, 79 CCC 1481
43:6 (CA op.)
Casey v. Dynalectric Co. (2015)
43:157–58 (CA op.)
Chavarria v. Tower Select Ins./Juan Ramon Vasquez/UEBTF (2015)
43:126 (WCAB), 314 (CA writ den.)
Chavez v. Star Ins. Co./Miracle Farms (2015)
43:151 (WCAB)
Chorn v.
Brown (2015) 80 CCC 637
43:143 (CA op. noted; see also Angelotti Chiropractic, Inc. v. Baker)
City of Jackson v. WCAB (Rice) (2015)
43:66 (WCAB as Rice v. City of Jackson), 90 (CA
writ gtd.), 314 (CA pdg.)
Clark: see South Coast Framing v. WCAB (Clark)
Colgrove
v. Travelers Property & Cas. Co./Santa Rosa Press
Democrat (2015)
43:127 (WCAB)
Contra Costa County v. WCAB (Dahl) (2015) 240 CA4th 746, 80 CCC 1119
43:3 & 31 (CA writ gtd.), 172 (oral arg.),
225 (CA op.), 314 (SC depub. req. den.)
Cordova v. State Comp. Ins. Fund (2015)
43:12 (WCAB)
County of Contra Costa v. WCAB (Dahl): see Contra Costa County v. WCAB
(Dahl)
D
Dahl: see Contra Costa County v. WCAB (Dahl)
Delgadillo v. Zeme (2015)
43:243 (CA op.)
Department of California Highway Patrol: see State ex rel. Dept. of
Calif. Highway Patrol v. Superior Court (Alvarado)
Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation v. WCAB (Thompson)
(2015) 238 CA4th 1131, 80 CCC 631
43:60 (CA writ gtd.), 169 (CA op.)
Department of Justice: see California Department of Justice
DeRosa v.
Fremont Comp./Calif. Ins. Guar. Ass’n/Sedgwick CMS
(2015)
43:38 (WCAB), 64 (corrections)
Dreher v.
Travelers Cas. & Surety Co./Alliance Residential
(2015)
43:173 (WCAB)
Dubon v.
WCAB (2015)
43:111 (SC rev. den.; see also 42 CWCR 219 [Dubon
II])
E
Elite Surgical Centers: see California Ins. Guar. Ass’n
v. WCAB (Elite Surgical Centers/Magana)
F
Fair v. BNSF Railway Co. (2015) 238 CA4th 269
43:155 (CA op.), 229 (SC rev. den.)
Farren v.
State Comp. Ins. Fund/Dept. of General Services (2015)
43:280 (WCAB)
Ferreira v. King Taco Restaurant (2015) 80 CCC 101
43:22 (CA op.)
Flethez
v. San Bernardino Employees Retirement Ass’n (2015)
236 CA4th 65
43:85 (CA op.), 171 (SC rev. gtd.)
Flores v. Keller (2015)
43:288 (CA op.)
Fluor Corp. v. Superior Court (Hartford Accident & Indem. Co.) (2015) 61 C4th 1175
43:197 (SC op.), 275 (CA rmd.)
Franco v. West Coast Pipe Inspection & Maintenance, Inc. (2015) 80
CCC 777
43:213 (CA op.)
G
Gabel v. Kumho Tire, Inc. (2015)
43:75 (CA op., rhg.
den.), 171 (SC rev. den.)
Gannon: see Hallmark Marketing Corp. v. WCAB (Gannon)
Garcia v. Holt (2015) 242 CA4th 600
43:287 (CA op.)
Garcia v. National Union Fire Ins. Co./Residence Inn (2015)
43:148 (WCAB)
Garcia v. Seacon Logix, Inc. (2015) 238 CA4th
1476, 80 CCC 841
43:183 (CA op.)
Garcia v. WCAB (2015)
43:200 (CA writ gtd. & quotes), 314 (CA app. dsm’d)
Garcia (dec’d) v. WCAB (Gaytan) (2015) 80 CCC
587 (writ den.)
43:111 (writ den), 171 (SC rev. den.; see also 42
CWCR 257)
Garibay-Jimenez v. Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic (2015)
43:92 (WCAB)
Garman v. California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (2015)
43:207 (WCAB), 315 (CA writ den.)
Gaytan: see Garcia (dec’d) v. WCAB (Gaytan)
Gottschall
v. Crane Co. (2015)
43:111 (SC rev. gtd.; see also 42 CWCR 261)
Greenberg v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (2015)
43:153 (CA op. noted; see Sherman v. Hennessy
Industries, Inc. )
Griffin v. Berlin (2015)
43:111 (SC rev. den.; see also 42 CWCR 284)
H
Hall v. Golden Eagle/Larry’s Building Material (2015)
43:282 (WCAB)
Hallmark Marketing Corp. v. WCAB (Gannon) (2015) 80 CCC 1132
43:10 (CA writ gtd.), 228 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev.
& pub. req. den.)
Hanker v. City of Stockton (2015)
43:91 (WCAB)
Harris v. Nordstrom, Inc. (2015)
43:283 (WCAB)
Hellam v.
Crane Co. (2015) 239 CA4th 851
43:213 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. den.)
Hernandez v. State Comp. Ins. Fund/Speiss
Constr. (2014)
43:11 (WCAB), 111 (CA rehrg.
den. & SC rev. den.)
Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Medical Foundation (2015) 237 CA4th 78
43:132 (CA op.)
Highway Patrol: see State ex rel. Dept. of Calif. Highway Patrol v.
Superior Court (Alvarado)
Hubbard v. Liberty Mut, Ins. Co./ United
Parcel Service (2015)
43:182 (WCAB)
I
Izell v.
Union Carbide Co. (2015)
43:111 (SC rev. den.; see also 42 CWCR 283)
J
Jensen v. Krauss (2015) 80 CCC 414
43:100–01 (CA op.)
Johnson v. United States Steel Corp. (2015) 240 CA4th 22
43:241 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. & depub.
req. den.)
Jovel v.
United States Fire Ins. Co. (2014)
43:15 (WCAB)
K
Kang: see Radiator USA v. WCAB (Kang)
Kimco
Staffing Services, Inc. v. State of Calif. (2015) 236 CA4th 875, 80 CCC 420
43:131 (CA op. quoted)
Kirkland v. Manson Constr. Co./Dutra Dredging Co. (2015)
43:185 (CA op.)
Kline v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. (2015)
43:209 (WCAB)
Kozak v.
WCAB (Quidel Corp./CAN Ins. Co.) (2015)
43:111 (USSC cert. den.; see also 42 CWCR 217)
Kralovetz:
see BNSF Railway Co. v. Superior Court (Kralovetz)
L
La Count v. Los Angeles County Metro. Transit Auth. (2015)
43:121 (WCAB), 315 (CA writ den.)
Larkin v. WCAB (2015) 62 C4th 152, 80 CCC 1243
43:249 (SC op.)
Lewings
v. Chipotle Mexican Grill (2015) 80 CCC 656
43:191–92 (CA op. quoted), 314 (SC rev. den.)
Li v. Trendwest Resorts, Inc. (2015)
43:164 (CA op. quoted)
Linares: see Treatt USA, Inc. v. Superior
Court (Linares)
Logudice
v. Mimi’s Cafe (2015)
43:93 (WCAB)
Lopez v. City and County of San Francisco/Subsequent Injuries Benefits
Trust Fund (2015)
43:36 (WCAB)
Lopez v. Endurance Ins. Co./Chemtex Print USA
(2015)
43:259 (WCAB)
Lopez v. Insurance Co. of the West/Penterman
Farming Co. (2015)
43:279 (WCAB)
Lopez v. The Fishel Co. (2015)
43:133 (CA op.)
Lopez v. Waks (2015)
43:73 (CA op.)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMTA) v.
WCAB (La Count): see La Count v. Los Angeles County Metro. Transit Auth.
Lozano v. WCAB 236 CA4th 992, 80 CCC 407
43:117 (CA op.), 229 (SC rev. den.)
Mac, Mc
McFarland v. Permanente Medical Group (2015)
43:35 (WCAB), 251 (CA writ den. & SC rev.
den.)
McNames
v. Board of Retirement of Orange County [etc.] (2015) 80 CCC 665
43:143 (CA op.), 229 (SC rev. den.)
M
Macklin: see New York Knickerbockers v. WCAB (Macklin)
Magana: see California Ins. Guar. Ass’n v.
WCAB (Elite Surgical Centers/Magana)
Marsh v. Colvin (2015) 792 F3d 1170
43:163 (USCA op. quoted)
Martin: see ACE American Ins. v. WCAB (Martin)
Matute v.
Los Angeles Unified School Dist. (2015) 80 CCC 1036
43:233 (WCAB en banc)
Melendrez
v. Ameron Int’l Corp. (2015) 240 CA4th 632, 80 CCC
1180
43:239 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. & depub. req. den.)
Munoz v. Palm Springs Baking Co. (2015)
43:47 (CA op.), 111 (SC rev. den.)
N
New York Knickerbockers v. WCAB (Macklin) (2015) 240 CA4th 1229, 80 CCC
1141
43:120 (writ gtd.), 231 (CA op.)
Noe v. Superior Court (Levy Premium Food Service) (2015) 237 CA4th 316,
80 CCC 534
43:163–64 (CA op. quoted)
Ogden Entertainment Services v. WCAB (von Ritzhoff)
(2014) 233 CA4th 970, 80 CCC 1
43:4 (CA op.)
O
Old Republic Constr. Program Group v. The Boccardo
Law Firm, Inc. (2015)
43:111 (SC rev. den.; see also 42 CWCR 245)
P
Pattiz v.
State Comp. Ins. Fund (2015)
43:201 (WCAB)
People v. Santiesteban (2015)
43:32 (CA op.)
People ex rel. Harris v. PAC Anchor Transportation, Inc. (2015)
43:111 (USSC cert. den.; see also 42 CWCR 189)
Powell v. WCAB (2015)
43:111 (SC pub. req. den.; see also 42 CWCR 269)
R
Radiator USA v. WCAB (Kang) (2015) 80 CCC 79
43:29 (CA op.)
Rahimi v.
WCAB (2014)
43:34 (CA writ gtd.), 111 (CA writ vacated, case rmd.)
Ramirez v. Space Lok, Inc. (2015)
43:65 (WCAB)
Ramirez v. WCAB (2015)
43:119–20 (writ gtd.), 314 (CA pdg.)
Resendez:
see California Department of Justice v. Board of Administration (Cal-PERS) (Resendez)
Rice: see City of Jackson v. WCAB (Rice)
Richey v. AutoNation, Inc. (2015) 60 C4th 909
43:17 (SC op.)
Rodriguez v. California Ins. Guar. Ass’n
(2015)
43:13 (WCAB)
Rodriguez v. RWA Trucking Co. (2015) 238 CA4th 1375, 80 CCC 783
43:171 (SC ordered CA repub.)
Rosas v. BASF Corp./Emoral, Inc. f/k/a
[formerly known as] Polarome Int’l Inc. (2015) 236
CA4th 1378
43:129 (CA op.), 229 (SC rev. & depub. req. den.)
Ruedas v.
Wausau Ins. Co./Moana Corp. (2015)
43:180 (WCAB)
S
Santiesteban:
see People v. Santiesteban
Sardell
v. Bresler (2015) 80 CCC 272
43:87 (CA op.)
Saunders v. Loma Linda Univ. Medical Group (2015)
43:145 (WCAB)
Schultz v. WCAB (2015) 232 CA4th 1126, 80 CCC 16
43:1 (CA op. & op. mod.)
Shanley
v. Travelers Ins. Co./Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hosp. (2014)
43:40 (WCAB)
Shawl v. Arrowood Indem./Steve’s
Automotive (2015)
43:61 (WCAB)
Sheridan v. Touchstone Television Productions, LLC (2015) 241 CA4th 508
43:267 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. den.)
Sherman v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (2015) 237 CA4th 1133
43:153 (CA op.) , 314 (SC rev. den.)
Silva v. Liberty Mutual. Ins. Co./LSG Sky Chefs (2015)
43:205 (WCAB)
Simon v. City of Vacaville (2015)
43:147 (WCAB)
Solano v. BeavEx, Inc. (2015)
43:275 (CA op.)
South Coast Framing v. WCAB (Clark) (2015) 61 C4th 291, 80 CCC 489
43:113 (SC op.), 115 (noted)
Sponsler
v. Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. (2015) 80 CCC 561
43:134-35 (CA op.)
Star Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Tavares) (2015)
43:232 (writ gtd.), 314 (CA pdg.)
State Department of . . . : see Department of . . .
State ex rel. Dept. of Calif. Highway Patrol v. Superior Court
(Alvarado) (2015) 60 C4th 1002
43:43 (SC op.), 111 (SC mod. req. den.)
Stevens v. WCAB (Outspoken Enterprise) (2015) 241 CA4th 1074, 80 CCC
1262
43:10 (CA writ gtd.), 252 (CA op., op. mod., rhg. den.; SC rev. & depub.
req. pdg.)
Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund v. WCAB
Stolp v.
California Dept. of Developmental Services (2015)
43:260 (WCAB), 315 (CA writ den. as Stolp v. WCAB)
Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund v. WCAB: see Garman v.
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
T
Tavares: see Star Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Tavares)
Thies v.
State Comp. Ins. Fund/Norgard Farms (2015)
43:175 (WCAB noted)
Thomas v. San Francisco 49ers (2015)
43:62 (WCAB)
Thompson: see Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. WCAB
(Thompson)
Thompson v. County of Tulare (2015)
43:235 (WCAB)
Timmerman v. Great Divide Ins. Co./Travelers Indem.
Co./St. Louis Rams, LLC (2015)
43:211 (WCAB)
Tobin v. City of Ukiah and County of Mendocino (2015)
43:262 (WCAB)
Tower Select Ins. Co. v. WCAB: see Chavarria v. Tower Select Ins. Co./Juan
Ramon Vasquez/UEBTF
Treatt
USA, Inc. v. Superior Court (Linares) (2015)
43:269 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. & pub. req.
den.)
Trinh v. Tzeng Long USA, Inc./Berkshire
Hathaway/Professional Lien Services, Inc./Mike Traw
(2015) 80 CCC 1045
43:201 (WCAB en banc)
V
Vargas v. FMI, Inc. (2015) 233 CA4th 638, 80 CCC 111
43:20 (CA op.), 111 (SC rev. den. & CA rehrg. den.)
Vebr v.
Culp (2015) 241 CA4th 1044, 80 CCC 1311
43:265 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. den.)
Velasquez v. Centrome, Inc. (2015) 233 CA4th
1191, 80 CCC 134
43:69 (CA op., rhg.
den.), 111 (SC rev. & depub. req. den.
von Ritzhoff: see Ogden Entertainment
Services v. WCAB (von Ritzhoff)
W
Wang v. Murray Co., Inc. (2015)
43:49–50 (CA op., rhg.
den.), 111 (SC rev. den.)
Wang v. Southern Calif. Edison (2015)
43:234 (WCAB)
Watkins v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh/Centinela Freeman Holdings, Inc. (2015)
43:178 (WCAB)
Webb v. Federal Ins. /Ins. Co. of the West/The Vintage Club (2015)
43:263 (WCAB)
Williams v. Chino Valley Independent Fire Dist. (2015) 61 C4th 97
43:99 (SC op.), 289 (CA op. on rmd.)
Wright v. State (2015) 233 CA4th 1218, 80 CCC 157
43:18 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. den.)