Supreme Court Denies Review of 2 Self-Represented Workers' Appeals

The California Supreme Court has said it won't review of the appeals of two self-represented injured workers. The cases were Garcia v. WCAB (Chula Vista Elementary School District), No. S242284, and Colgan v. WCAB (No Vacancy Transport), No. S242591. Sean Colgan filed a workers' compensation claim after suffering injuries in a work-related car accident in December 2004. He later filed an application for penalties, asserting that his employer knew the driver’s seat was not in proper working order. This application was filed using the wrong claim number,...