The California Court of Appeal for the Third District yesterday ruled that the California Insurance Guarantee Association is entitled to a
credit for underinsured motorist benefits the claimant received
for the same accident.In CIGA vs. WCAB (Mangum) (C042641, 09/30/03) Scott Mangum was injured in a car accident in the course and scope of his employment. After collecting $85,000
in underinsured motorist benefits from his automobile insurance
carrier, Mangum sought workers' compensation benefits for the
accident. While his claim was pending, the workers'
compensation carrier (Superior Nat...
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