The latest California appellate court decision finding asymptomatic, pre-existing conditions are fair game for apportionment should shield employers from paying for disabilities arising from nonindustrial causes, according to workers’ compensation defense attorneys.
On the applicants’ side, Monday’s decision by the 1st District Court of Appeals is seen as another case in which an injured worker got the short end of the stick in the name of cost containment.
The court remanded Aaron Lindh’s case to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board with instructions th...
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