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Reeves v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 24, 2000No. C033834PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SCOTLAND, P. J.

Loren Reeves (applicant), the chief engineer at one of California’s state prisons, filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, asserting he is entitled to a rebuttable presumption of industrial causation of heart trouble applicable to California Department of Corrections (CDC) employees “having custodial duties.” (Lab. Code, § 3212.2; further section references are to the Labor Code unless specified otherwise.) The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) rejected applicant’s argument because his “primary” duties are not custodial. We issued a writ of review.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. ValentineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Western Growers Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
  3. Craven v. CroutCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. Rex Club v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.California Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. Biggers v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. People v. DubonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
  3. City of Long Beach v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  4. Franzosi v. Santa Monica Community College DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
  5. Jackson v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005

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