Legal Opinion
Kaiser Foundation Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 1, 1978No. Civ. 40941PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RATTIGAN, J.
On petition by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Permanente Medical Group (hereinafter Kaiser), we issued a writ of review to determine whether respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred in charging part of a fee awarded an applicant’s attorney to Kaiser’s recovery on its lien claim for medical services. (Lab. Code, §§ 4600, 4904.)
The essential facts are not in dispute. The applicant was injured in the course and scope of her employment. Kaiser provided her with necessary medical treatment. She subsequently commenced a proceeding for benefits, in which she was…
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