Dep't of Indus. Relations v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Opinion

ELKINGTON, J.

Gary Allen Bradburn died as a proximate result of an industrial injury. Jeremy Shannon (Harrison) Tessler (hereafter for convenience, Jeremy) entered into a “Compromise and Release” with Bradburn’s employer and its insurance carrier under which, as a partial dependent of the deceased worker, she would be paid a lump sum benefit of $10,000. When the parties sought its approval of their agreement, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) ordered that the State of California’s Department of Industrial Relations (State) be joined as a party to the proceedings. (See Lab.…