Legal Opinion
LeFiell Manufacturing Co. v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided August 20, 2012No. S192759PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER, J.
Where an employee is injured in the course and scope of his or her employment, workers’ compensation is generally the exclusive remedy of the employee and his or her dependents against the employer. (Lab. Code, §§ 3600, subd. (a), 3602.) The “exclusivity rule” is based upon a presumed compensation bargain; “[T]he employer assumes liability for industrial personal injury or death without regard to fault in exchange for limitations on the amount of that liability. The employee is afforded relatively swift and certain payment of benefits to cure or relieve the effects of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Shoemaker v. MyersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Cole v. Fair Oaks Fire Protection DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
- Hahn v. MirdaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
- Snyder v. Michael's Stores, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by21 opinions
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