Legal Opinion
Federal Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 3, 2013No. B249201PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, Acting P. J.—
INTRODUCTION
The applicant for workers’ compensation was a professional basketball player who was not employed by a California team, has never resided in California, has played one professional game in California out of 34 games played during the 2003 season, and has suffered no specific injury in California. She seeks a workers’ compensation award in California against her former non-Califomia team and its insurer for a disability based on a cumulative injury. We hold that California does not have a sufficient interest in this matter to apply its workers’…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Reich v. PurcellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Tripplett v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
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