The Court of Appeal for the 6th District of California on Tuesday ordered publication of its decision annulling a permanent total disability award to an injured worker who was sexually exploited by her treating physician.
The court’s original decision in Applied Materials v. WCAB was released May 7. The California Lawyers Association’s Workers' Compensation Section, California Workers' Compensation Institute and California Chamber of Commerce then filed requests for the opinion to be published.
Only published decisions are binding precedent in California.
The underlying ...
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