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Case Name | Avalon Bay Foods v. WCAB | |
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Date | 08/20/1998 | |
Note | No penalty if reimbursable medical expense paid within 60 days of receipt. | |
Citation | 18 Cal.4th 1165, 63 CCC 902 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 3951998 CA |
Avalon Bay Foods v. Workers' Comp. AVALON BAY FOODS et al. , Petitioners, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and ROBERT MOORE, Respondents. For that reason, they are subject to the 60-day time limit for payment applicable to other medical treatment benefits. I In February 1995, petitioner Robert Moore, while employed as a food production worker for Avalon Bay Foods, suffered injury to his left leg ultimately resulting in amputation below the knee. The workers' compensation judge ruled that ITT Hartford unreasonably delayed payment of the medical treatment transportation benefit.
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