A private, post-secondary school will be in court next week, asking a judge to dismiss a negligence lawsuit because workers’ compensation exclusivity preempts it. The case stems from the death of the school’s dean on May 2, 2025, allegedly at the hands of a campus security guard. Cameisha Clark was dean of Spartan College of …
The convicted founder of an illegal workers’ comp scheme has now agreed to plead guilty to tax and disability fraud charges to receive a lesser sentence on these charges. Marcus …
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is reporting that the share of workers’ compensation indemnity claims involving a cumulative trauma injury continued to rise throughout 2024 and is now at an all-time high. “There’s no sign of it slowing down,” say WCIRB officials. The Bureau is a private organization with quasi-governmental responsibility. It is financially …
A Tesla mechanic who was injured while working on a robotic arm filed a multi-million-dollar negligence and product liability claim against the manufacturer of the arm and his employer. The plaintiff, Peter Hinterdobler, has open workers’ comp claims pending from the accident. Hinterdobler is suing FANUC America and Tesla, alleging negligence, product liability negligence, strict …
The First District Court of Appeal is allowing an injured employee’s legal malpractice claim to proceed even though it was filed years after the statute of limitations had run. The court says the time to file the claim should have been tolled due to the applicant’s mental and physical disabilities. The court’s decision in Kelly …
The Governor has until October 12th to take action on the bills passed this session, including over a dozen that impact the California workers’ compensation system. High-profile bills that passed in the closing days of the session include proposed changes to create a new private sector presumption – a heat illness presumption for farmworkers, amend …
One of the dangers in buying insurance online rather than through an agent or broker can be the lack of advice following professional questions. This story could be the result of one of those situations. The California Department of Insurance’s Administrative Hearing Bureau is being called to adjudicate a premium dispute between an assisted living …
The Second District Court of Appeal ruled that a convicted medical provider was properly suspended from the California workers’ compensation system after taking illegal kickbacks for medical referrals. The doctor later got the conviction dismissed under Penal Code Section 1385. The court ruled the dismissal makes no difference to the suspension under Labor Code section …