Legal Opinion
Nickelsberg v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1991No. S013121PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PANELLI, J.
We granted review to determine whether a workers’ compensation judge had jurisdiction to award petitioner Dieter Nickelsberg (Nickelsberg) temporary total disability indemnity more than five years after the date of his original injury. We conclude, as did the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) and the Court of Appeal, that the workers’ compensation judge lacked jurisdiction to award temporary total disability indemnity to Nickelsberg.
Facts
Nickelsberg, a truck driver for the Los Angeles Unified School District, suffered industrial injuries to his back and legs in 1976…
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