Legal Opinion
Nicky Blair's Restaurant v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 29, 1980No. Civ. 57926PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COBEY, Acting P. J.
Petitioners (the employer and its insurer) seek review of a decision of the respondent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) permitting respondent injured worker to reopen his workers’ compensation award. Specifically, petitioners contend the Board erred in (1) increasing the permanent disability award and (2) awarding further medical treatment. There is no merit to the latter contention. The first contention, however, raises the serious question of the proper legal standards for reopening a prior decision of the Board under Labor Code 1 sections 5410, 2 5803,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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