Legal Opinion
Claxton v. Waters
California Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 2004No. S106106PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
In executing the standard preprinted form used to settle workers’ compensation claims, does an injured worker also release causes of action that are not exclusively subject to the workers’ compensation law or are not within the scope of that law? The answer is “no.” Those causes of action, however, may be the subject of a separate settlement and release.
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From February 1995 until her resignation in September 1997, Carolyn Claxton worked as an office assistant for defendant Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). Claxton’s supervisor was Ray Waters.
On December 16, 1997, Claxton…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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