Court Rejects Worker's Claims of Conspiracy to Defraud Him of Benefits

A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims that his employers, State Compensation Insurance Fund and a judge engaged in fraud and conspired to deprive him of benefits from an award he received in 1982. Case: Barnes v. State Compensation Insurance Fund, Nos. B287239 and B289008, 11/19/2019, unpublished. Facts: Ronnie Barnes worked for the State of California Employment Development Department. He suffered injuries in 1981 in a fall down a flight of stairs. He received workers’ compensation benefits, including future medical. Barnes also received a ...