WCAB Waives Answer of Ex-NFL Player's Petition to 4th DCA

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board on Tuesday waived its right to answer a petition for writ review by a former professional football player challenging the en banc WCAB's decision not to take jurisdiction over his cumulative trauma claim.Former Arizona Cardinal Dennis McKinley sought judicial review of the WCAB's decision by the 4th District Court of Appeal's Division 3 on Feb. 28. The case is McKinley v. WCAB, No. G048076.Many current and former football players have tried to bring claims in California because the state's workers' compensation laws recognize...