Calif. 2nd Backs Discovery in Possible Class Action

A California appellate court has given a Southern California attorney the green light to proceed with a possible class action lawsuit that seeks $1 billion in damages for alleged underpayment of benefits to injured workers. The Second District Court of Appeal in denying a petition by defendants in Zurich U.S. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board paved the way for discovery, according to Encino attorney Nick Kazandjieff. Kazandjieff seeks to have his suit certified as class action against 27 insurers, self-insurers and third party administrators. In his suit, the attorney alleges that hu...