Baur v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

SCOTLAND, P. J., Concurring.

The result in this case does not seem fair. Police Officer Lance Baur filed a lawsuit against a suspect who injured him while Baur was acting in the line of duty. The suspect was insured by a company that had become insolvent. The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), standing in the shoes so to speak of the insolvent insurance company, agreed to settle the lawsuit. By statute, CIGA is not permitted to pay for any claims covered by workers’ compensation insurance. Thus, the $50,000 settlement paid by CIGA necessarily was for general damages only.…