California's 3rd District Court of Appeals will decide whether a permanent disability award to an injured police officer was impermissibly apportioned to account for his genetic predisposition for developing degenerative disc disease.
A qualified medical evaluator opined that 49% of the cause of Officer Christopher Rice's disability was his family history, and only 17% was caused by his employment with the City of Jackson.
Administrative Law Judge Joseph Samuel reduced Rice's award of permanent disability benefits in accordance with the QME's apportionment findings, but t...
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