County of Los Angeles v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

STEPHENS, Acting P. J.

This is a writ of review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) and a denial of a petition for reconsideration. The order is that the county is liable for the value for services rendered Zachary Rottman (Rottman) by Kaiser Foundation Hospital (Kaiser).

The facts are that Rottman 1 was an employee of Los Angeles County (County). On September 27, 1977, Rottman filed an application for adjudication of claim, alleging industrial injury to his heart due to stress during the period of his employment with the County. Kaiser then filed a lien for…