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Case Name | Argonaut Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Lopez) | |
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Date | 02/22/1971 | |
Note | Insurer entitled to specific finding on amount of PD relied on by WCAB, can controvert finding through legal process. | |
Citation | 15 Cal.App.3d 436, 36 CCC 89 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 26491971 CA |
ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and RICHARD LOPEZ, Respondents (Opinion by Fleming, J. , with Herndon, Acting P. J. , and Compton, J. , concurring. )Under this section permanent disability must be apportioned between two injuries producing the disability. [2] However, the board awarded Lopez 11 1/2 percent permanent disability without regard to its prior awards or findings. Nevertheless, the board did not follow the logic of its finding, but instead awarded Lopez compensation for an additional 11 1/2 percent permanent disability. Lopez's employer reported the following hours worked by Lopez during the 12 months which followed his second injury: Tabular Material Omitted
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