Legal Opinion
Contra Costa County v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 25, 2015No. A141046PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEWART, J.
We granted Contra Costa County’s (the County) petition for a writ of review, which challenged a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s (the WCAB) decision awarding Doreen Dahl a permanent disability rating of 79 percent. The workers’ compensation judge (the WCJ) initially found, and both parties agree, that Dahl’s permanent disability rating as determined by the California Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (the Schedule) is 59 percent. Dahl sought to rebut that rating, invoking Ogilvie v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 1262 [129 Cal.Rptr.3d 704]…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brodie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
- LeBoeuf v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Genlyte Group, LLC v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- Ogilvie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
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