A California appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier’s acceptance of liability for a worker’s injury to his upper extremities encompasses treatment of his thoracic outlet syndrome.
Case: Perani v. WCAB, No. A159586, 06/05/2020, unpublished.
Facts: Michael Perani worked for Island Graphics as a software engineer. His job required heavy keyboard use on a computer.
In 1994, Perani filed a workers' compensation claim after he began suffering from pain, inflammation, swelling and impaired range of motion in his hands, wrists and arms.
He was not speci...
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