5th DCA Denies SCIF's Petition for Review in Almaraz

By John P. Kamin, Legal EditorThe 5th District Court of Appeal denied State Fund's petition for a writ of review on Thursday, which had sought to challenge the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's controversial en banc decision in Almaraz/Guzman II.According to the appellate court's online docket, the 5th District Court of Appeal denied State Fund's petition for a writ of review in the case of SCIF v. WCAB (Almaraz).Jennifer Vargen, a spokesperson for SCIF, told WorkCompCentral, "State Fund just received notification of the denial of the petition for writ of review in Alma...