Calif. 5th Finds WCAB Opinion Deficient

In an opinion not certified for publication, the Fifth District of the California Court of Appeals remanded a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision based on the deficiency of the opinion. In Save Mart Supermarkets v. WCAB (Hixson), No. F047876, 02/09/2006, Chad Hixson, a Save Mart employee, fell and injured his wrists while cleaning the meat department on May 16, 2001. Hixson did not report the injury and did not miss any work that year, and continued his amateur boxing and weight training regimen. In October 2002, Hixson complained of pain to his doctor, who discovered wrist fra...