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Case Name | Jones v. Ukiah Timber Products | |
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Date | 09/15/1997 | |
Note | Penalty for unreasonable delay in reimbursing medical transportation expense applied to full amount of medical treatment expenses. | |
Citation | 62 CCC 1257 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 29021997 CA |
WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD STATE OF CALIFORNIA DAVID JONES, Applicant, VS. UKIAH TIMBER PRODUCTS; GOLDEN EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants. Case No. SRO 76675 OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION (EN BANC)Applicant, David Jones, suffered an injury to his left knee on September 21, 1993, while working as a truck driver for Ukiah Timber Products, then insured by Golden Eagle Insurance Company. Applicant filed a Petition for Reconsideration asserting that he should have been awarded a penalty equal to 10 percent of all medical benefits. On February 6, 1997, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration in order to allow sufficient opportunity to study the factual and legal issues. In Gallamore, supra, the Court's disposition included remanding the case for a determination as to whether travel expenses had been unreasonably delayed.
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