Legal Opinion
General Accident Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 26, 1996No. G018378PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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RYLAARSDAM, J.
General Accident Insurance Company (General) challenges a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) ruling denying its request to dismiss a claim by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Companies (Fireman’s) seeking contribution for an employee’s continuous trauma injury. We hold (1) the one-year statute of limitations contained in Labor Code section 5500.5, subdivision (e) (further statutory references are to the Labor Code, unless otherwise indicated) applies to such a claim, (2) Fireman’s did not satisfy the requirement of the statute by merely joining General as an additional…
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