Petitioner Renee Skelton petitions for review of a determination by respondent
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB or the Board) that she is not entitled
to receive temporary disability indemnity (TDI) for time lost from work to attend
appointments for medical treatment following her return to work. For the reasons stated
below, we will affirm the WCAB’s decision.
II. BAC... More...   $0 (09-16-2019 - CA)

California’s notice-prejudice rule generally allows
insureds to proceed with their insurance policy claims even if
they give their insurer late notice of a claim, provided that the
late notice does not substantially prejudice the insurer.
(Campbell v. Allstate Ins. Co. (1963) 60 Cal.2d 303, 307
(Campbell).) In this context, we consider two narrow questions
from the United S... More...   $0 (09-02-2019 - CA)

The Board of Supervisors of Mariposa County (the County or respondent) adopted
a resolution to levy an annual “assessment” of $80 upon certain real property to fund
expenditures related to firefighting services. The affected residents had been given the
opportunity to vote on the proposed levy, and it was supported by 61 percent of the
voters. The County claimed to have acted pursu... More...   $0 (08-21-2019 - CA)

Plaintiff and appellant, Charles Huckey, sued defendant and respondent, City of
Temecula (the City), for injuries he sustained from tripping and falling on a defective city
sidewalk. He alleged the sidewalk defect was a dangerous condition of public property.
(Gov. Code, §§ 830 et seq.)1
The trial court granted the city’s motion for summary
judgment on the ground the sidewalk... More...   $0 (07-28-2019 - CA)

“Pursuant to constitutional mandate, the Legislature has
vested the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) with
exclusive jurisdiction over claims for workers’ compensation
benefits. (Cal. Const., art. XIV, § 4, Lab. Code, § 5300.)” (La
Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, Inc. v. Industrial Indemnity Co.
(1994) 9 Cal.4th 27, 35.) Thus, in an action involving a worker
injured dur... More...   $0 (07-25-2019 - CA)

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Gail
Andrea Andler, Judge. Motion to strike portion of intervener’s reply brief and motion for
judicial notice. Motion to strike denied; motion for judicial notice granted. Judgment
reversed and remanded with directions.
Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Diane S. Shaw, Assistant Attorney
General, Lisa W. Chao, Nhan ... More...   $0 (05-12-2019 - CA)