Applicant Appeals Apportionment Decision to High Court

The California Supreme Court is currently considering a petition for review of decision that held that a judge ignored substantial evidence by opting not to apportion the claimant's permanent disability award.Bernadette Goodin filed a petition for review in the case of Continental Casualty v. WCAB, No. S173102. Goodin is seeking to reverse a decision by the 4th District Court of Appeal, which held that a workers' compensation judge ignored substantial evidence by opting not to apportion Goodin's award for non-industrial factors.Goodin experienced a respiratory injury while working ...