Sacramento County waived its right to recover any award in a third-party negligence lawsuit filed by the sole survivor of a 2005 helicopter crash, but the county nonetheless has stopped paying benefits to the deputy following his settlement with the aircraft manufacturer, according to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Eastern California.Eric Henrikson says in the complaint that the county has cut him off from benefits since filing a petition in May asking the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to give it credit for a settlement he entered into with helicopter manufacturer Tur...
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