California Case Law Update

NEW! Matute v. Los Angeles Unified School District, ADJ984305, (09/17/2015): The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, sitting en banc, ruled that a party wishing to appeal from an adverse independent medical review determination gets 35 days to file a petition for review with the board. NEW! In re D.J., E061526, (09/14/2015): A California appellate court ruled that a teacher who recovered through workers' compensation for his injuries from a student assault was also entitled to restitution from the student, but that the juvenile court judge had improperly calculated the...