Court Publishes Decision Denying Employer Reimbursement From Worker

A California appellate court has ordered publication of its decision finding that a trial judge could not order an injured worker to reimburse her employer, since the employer did not perfect its lien before she negotiated a settlement and dismissed her case against a third-party tortfeasor. The case, Slamer v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group, No. D086908, was released last month as an unpublished opinion. Only published opinions are binding precedent in California. Jennifer Slamer requested that the opinion be published on Oct. 16, and the court granted her request o...