Legal Opinion
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 1978No. Docket Nos. 50512, 50671, 50798, 50921PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KINGSLEY, J.
We have consolidated these four cases for hearing and decision because they all involve problems of the constitutionality and application of section 4903.1 of the Labor Code. That section, added by chapter 1109, Statutes of 1975, provides as follows;
“The appeals board, before issuing its award or approval of any compromise of claim, shall determine, on the basis of liens filed with it, whether any benefits have been paid or services provided by a health care service plan, a group disability policy, a self-insured employee welfare benefit plan, or a hospital service…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Silberg v. California Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- LeVesque v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Western Indemnity Co. v. PillsburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
- Western Indemnity Co. v. PillsburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1916
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Nieves v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Burnsed v. State Board of ControlCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- Maranian v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000
- Thrifty Drug Stores, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
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