The Third District Court of Appeal agrees that a lower court’s summary judgment for the Roseville Moose Lodge in its defense of a negligence claim filed by a contractor’s employee was correct. The court found the Privette doctrine protected the lodge and held the worker failed to show that any of the recognized exceptions to …
A panel of justices for California’s Second Appellate District is ordering the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) to explain its use of a “grant for study” procedure that can delay the resolution of a workers’ comp applicant’s case by weeks, months, or even years. As of last fall, over 500 cases found themselves caught up …
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal heard oral arguments in a case to overturn a decision that holds the workers’ comp exclusivity provision bars a lawsuit alleging employer liability for the case of Covid-19 contracted by the spouse of an employee. The underlying decision in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks is at odds with a recent …