Legal Opinion
Hollingsworth v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided July 24, 2019No. B297658PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
*929INTRODUCTION
"Pursuant to constitutional mandate, the Legislature has vested the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) with exclusive jurisdiction over claims for workers' compensation benefits. ( Cal. Const., art. XIV, § 4, Lab. Code, § 5300.)" ( La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. v. Industrial Indemnity Co. (1994) 9 Cal.4th 27, 35, 36 Cal.Rptr.2d 100, 884 P.2d 1048.) Thus, in an action involving a worker injured during his or her employment, "the superior court and the WCAB ... 'do not have concurrent jurisdiction over the whole of the controversy, and one of them will be without…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shoemaker v. MyersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. v. Industrial Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1994
- Torres v. Parkhouse Tire Service, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2001
- CHARLES J. VACANTI v. State Comp. Ins. FundCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- Scott v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hollingsworth v. Heavy Transport, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2021
- The Travelers Indemnity Co. v. LaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2022