WCAB Imposes Sanctions on Carrier, Adjuster and Defense Attorney

The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board ordered $16,510 in sanctions against TIG Specialty Insurance, its claims administrator and its defense attorney for engaging in bad-faith and frivolous actions in a benefits dispute.The panel concluded that the monetary penalty against the carrier, Risk Enterprise Management and counsel Ekatherina "Kate" Zarutsky of Shaw, Jacobsmeyer, Crain & Claffey, was warranted based on their attempts to compel applicant Lisa Weilmann  to submit to a deposition.The case was Weilmann v. United Temporary Services et al., No. ADJ3299212.In 2002, ...