Legal Opinion
Gould v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 1992No. B056619PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS (A. M.), P. J.
Joseph Mayo and Christopher Allebe sustained industrial psychiatric injuries during their employment as police officers by the City of Los Angeles (City) and obtained psychiatric treatment from petitioner, Sam C. Gould, M.D., in West Los Angeles.
The issue presented is whether a physician who charges in excess of the official medical fee schedule must make a showing of “extraordinary circumstances” in order to justify that fee. We conclude that he does not and set forth factors which may be considered in determining whether fees in excess of the fee schedule are…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Granado v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Kerley v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Braewood Convalescent Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Van Ness v. Blue Cross of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- Ameri-Medical Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
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