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Case Name | Legrone v. Mogenson | |
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Date | 06/28/2011 | |
Note | A worker's medical malpractice suit against an occupational physician was untimely, because she filed it after the one-year statute of limitations expired. | |
Citation | E050274 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 37792011 CA |
LEGRONE v. MOGENSON GENEVA LEGRONE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THOMAS MOGENSON et al. , Defendants and Respondents. Plaintiff, Geneva Legrone, injured her ankle during a work-related activity and was seen by Thomas Mogensen, M. D. (Mogensen), at Central Occupational Medical Providers (COMP), the provider of medical care for injured workers employed by the City of Perris. A month after sustaining the injury, an MRI was finally ordered, and plaintiff had to undergo surgery to repair the injury. Mogensen recommended physical therapy and prescribed pain medication, directing plaintiff to return to work with restrictions of intermittent standing and no walking. Plaintiff was reexamined by Mogensen on March 31, 2006, and was instructed to return to work with restrictions.
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