Legal Opinion
Pickrel v. General Telephone Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 9, 1988No. B026114PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ABBE, J.
Appellant, Arliss Pickrel (Pickrel), sustained an industrial injury while employed by respondent General Telephone Company of California (General). She suffered a back sprain while moving a ladder and as a result of “continuous trauma” at work during the year preceding the ladder incident.
Pickrel filed two applications for adjudication pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Law (Lab. Code, 1 § 3200 et seq.) to recover compensation for her injury. Her claims were settled for $18,000 and the settlement was approved by a workers’ compensation judge.
Later, Pickrel…
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