Legal Opinion
California Insurance Guarantee Ass'n v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 1992No. B061743PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NOTT, J.
A workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) determined that the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) was obligated to pay workers’ compensation benefits awarded to an injured employee, Thomas Conces, after CIGA was called upon to meet the obligations of an insolvent workers’ compensation carrier, Homeland Insurance Company (Homeland). The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) denied CIGA’s petition for reconsideration. The WCJ and the Board ruled that Homeland was estopped to deny insurance coverage to Blue Jay Enterprises, Inc., the employer of the injured worker.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. PietersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Driscoll v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Isaacson v. California Insurance Guarantee Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Lamb v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Saylin v. California Insurance Guarantee Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Aloha Pacific, Inc. v. California Insurance Guarantee Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- Catholic Healthcare West v. California Insurance Guarantee Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
- Colony Insurance v. Crusader InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
- Baur v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
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