Defense Attorney's BiPolar Disorder May be Industrial

The Court of Appeals of California for the Second Appellate District yesterday, in an unpublished opinion, ruled that a workers' compensation defense attorney suffering from bipolar disorder sufficiently demonstrated possible employment stress such that the medical evidence relied upon by the Board was not "substantial" for purposes of Labor Code section 3208.3, remanding the matter back to the trial level for further development of the record.In Batt vs. WCAB (B159638, 04/24/03), Mark Batt, a workers' compensation attorney for Grancell, Lebovitz, Stander, Marx & Barnes (Firm), claimed injur...