State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.

Respondent James Dorsett sustained a specific injury to his cervical spine on March 21, 2000, while working for South Valley Glass, Inc. (South Valley Glass), and a cumulative trauma injury to his cervical spine between November 15, 2002, and June 8, 2004, while working for A-Tek Glass, Inc. (A-Tek). Both employers were insured for purposes of workers’ compensation by petitioner State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF). Dorsett filed separate applications to obtain workers’ compensation for his injuries. The workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) determined, based in…