The state Supreme Court opted not to review a decision granting an employee benefits after she was injured while shopping for a work-related potluck meal. The high court denied a petition for a writ of review in Davita v. WCAB (Casarez) last week, meaning that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's decision to grant the applicant benefits will stand. The 4th Court of Appeal had previously declined to review the decision.Yvette Casarez, the applicant, was injured in an auto accident while traveling to a shopping center to pick up food and gifts for an employer-sponsored potluck sever...
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