Legal Opinion
Tensfeldt v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 20, 1998No. A077047PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERSON, P. J.
Petitioner Gary Tensfeldt (Tensfeldt) was convicted of insurance fraud under Insurance Code section 1871.4, subdivision (a)(1), 1 for lying about the circumstances of an alleged industrial knee injury to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. Tensfeldt entered a negotiated plea of nolo contendere to one misdemeanor count of insurance fraud, made restitution, and filed a second claim seeking compensation benefits for what he professed were the actual circumstances of the injury. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) denied the second claim. In affirming the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ralphs Grocery Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
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- Longval v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
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3Cited by6 opinions
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