Legal Opinion
Tomlin v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 16, 2008No. B199429PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
INTRODUCTION
Petitioner Dave Tomlin is a member of the City of Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) special response team, referred to as SWAT (special weapons and tactics unit). Officer Tomlin sustained an injury while on vacation, training for an upcoming departmental physical fitness test. The workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) denied Officer Tomlin workers’ compensation benefits. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied his petition for reconsideration. We granted Officer Tomlin’s petition for a writ of review, and we now annul the WCAB’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dimmig v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Ezzy v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Wilson v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- Kidwell v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
- Taylor v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board & City of BerkeleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hubbel v. Board of Trustees of the Fire & Police Employees' Retirement SystemCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2010
- Young v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2014
- Marquez v. Los Angeles County Employees etc. CA2/3California Court of Appeal · 2020
- Tomlin v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008