Legal Opinion
City of Torrance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Supreme Court
Decided September 13, 1982No. L.A. 31517PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BIRD, C. J.
Does the 1977 amendment to Labor Code section 5500.5, which limits the employers and compensation insurers among whom liability for cumulative injury and occupational disease claims may be apportioned, violate the contract clause of the United States and California Constitutions?
I
Kenneth Atkinson was employed as a fireman by the City of Torrance (City) from July 20, 1956, to April 30, 1977. For fifteen of the twenty-one years that Atkinson worked for the City, the State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) was the workers’ compensation insurer for the City. Since July 1,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Allied Structural Steel Co. v. SpannausSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bank of Columbia v. OkelySupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Veix v. Sixth Ward Building & Loan Assn. of NewarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Colonial Insurance v. Industrial Accident CommisionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by41 opinions
- Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLPCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
- McKell v. Washington Mutual, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2006
- Board of Administration v. WilsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
- In Re Eric Anderson and Anna Anderson, Debtors. Redwood Empire Production Credit Association v. Eric Anderson and Anna AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- McKell v. Washington Mut., Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2006
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.