CWCR Case Table

Cases Reported in CWCR During 2011
© 2012 California Workers' Compensation Reporter

[February 2011—January 2012; 39 CWCR 1–332; 1/09/2012 update]

Afolayan v. Department of Corrections (2011)
39:97 (WCAB)

Aguilar: see Solano County Probation Dept. v. WCAB (Aguilar)

Aitken v. Pacific Steel Casting Co. (2011) 76 CCC 92
39:21–22 (CA op.)

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. v. WCAB (Rojas) (2010) 75 CCC 1315
39:3 (CA op.)

Almaraz: see State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Almaraz)

Alonzo v. Brennan (2011) 76 CCC 889
39:219 (CA op.), 331 (SC rev. den.)

American Modern Home Ins. Co. v. Fahmian (2011) 194 CA4th 162
39:105 (CA op.), 331 (SC rev. den.)

Angelotti v. The Walt Disney Co. (2011) 192 CA4th 1394, 76 CCC 102
39:43 (CA op.)

Apparicio:: see State Farm Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Pearson & Apparicio)

Atlas-Hearn: see People v. Atlas-Hearn

Baker v. WCAB (X.S.) (2011) 52 C4th 434, 1017a (mod.), 76 CCC 701, 1277
39:169 (SC op. noted), 197 (SC op.), 259 (mod., rhg. den.), 331 (CA op. noted);
see also Duncan v. WCAB (X.S.)

Barney v. National Gypsum Co. (2011) 76 CCC 900
39:277–78 (CA op.)

Barry v. Twentieth Century Fox Films (2011)
39:275 (CA op.)

Bautista v. State (2011) 201 CA4th 716, 76 CCC 1282
39:307 (news)

Bishop v. Zurich Ins. Co. (2011)
39:149 (WCAB), 236 (CA writ den.)

Bonet v. Honda of Oakland (2011)
39:178 (WCAB), 331 (CA writ den.)

Boylan v. State Comp. Ins. Fund (2011)
39:267 (WCAB)

Braun: see Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. v. Superior Court (Braun)

Brooks: see County of Sacramento v. WCAB (Brooks)

Brown v. Desert Christian Center (2011) 193 CA4th 733
39:78 (CA op.)

Brown: see People v. Brown

C. C. Meyers, Inc. v. WCAB (Lockwood) (2011)
39:87–88 (CA writ gtd.), 331 (CA arg. set)

CSX Transportation, Inc. v. McBride (2011) ___ US ___, 180 L Ed 2d 637, 131 S Ct 2630
39:157 (USSC op.)

California Department of: see Department of

California Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. WCAB (Jenkins) (2011)
39:204–05 (CA writ gtd.)

Calvario-Nava v. Arambel (2010) 75 CCC 1350
39:47 (CA op.)

City and County of San Francisco v. WCAB (Ogilvie): see Ogilvie v. WCAB

City of Redondo Beach v. WCAB (Tomatani) (2011) 76 CCC 794 (writ den.)
39:270 (WCAB), 331 (CA writ den.)

Clark v. California Ins. Guar. Ass’n (2011) 200 CA4th 391, 76 CCC 744
39:247 (CA op.), 275 (pub.), 331 (SC rev. den.)

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. v. WCAB (Espinoza) (2011) 194 CA4th 809, 76 CCC 391
39:85 (CA op.)

Colleran v. WCAB (2010) 75 CCC 1322
39:7 (CA op.), 331 (SC rev. den.)

Contreras v. WCAB (2011)
39:174 (CA writ gtd.), 331 (CA op. noted)

Cordova v. State Comp. Ins. Fund (2011)
39:291 (WCAB)

Corona v. Church Mut. Ins. Co. (2011)
39:147 (WCAB)

Corrections and Rehabilitation: see Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Cortez v. Abich (2011) 51 C4th 285, 76 CCC 81, 553
39:18 (SC op.), 126 (CA op. & op. mod.)

County of Fresno v. WCAB (O’Brien) (2011) 76 CCC 715
39:202 (CA op.)

County of Kern v. Jadwin (2011) 197 CA4th 65
39:201 (CA op. quoted), 233 (noted)

County of Kern v. WCAB (Petersen) (2011) 200 CA4th 509, 76 CCC 1037
39:231 (CA op.), 264 (pub.)

County of Sacramento v. WCAB (Brooks) (2011)
39:143 (CA writ gtd.)

County of San Bernardino v. WCAB (McCoy) (2011)
39:115 (SC rev. gtd. & tsfd.), 174 (CA writ gtd.), 331 (arg. set)

Crews v. Methodist Hosp. of So. Calif. (2010)
39:12 (WCAB)

Cuiellette v. City of Los Angeles (2011) 194 CA4th 757, 76 CCC 408
39:103 (CA op.)

Decourcey: see Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. WCAB (Decourcey)

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. WCAB (Decourcey) (2011)
39:233–34 (writ grtd.)

Diaz v. Carcamo (2011) 51 C4th 1148, 76 CCC 637
39:155 (SC op.), 331 (SC rhg. den. & CA rmd. for retrial)

Dorsett: see State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Dorsett)

Douglas Ross Constr. Co. v. Narver Ins. Agency (2011)
39:302 (CA op.)

Duncan v. WCAB (X.S.) (2011)
39:85 (SC arg. set)

Durand v. United States Dept. of Labor (2011) 662 F3d 1106
39:300 (9th Cir. op.)

Dykes v. WCAB (E. & J. Gallo Winery) (2011) 76 CCC 1210 (writ den.)
39:99 (WCAB), 331 (CA writ den.)

Edward Carey Constr. Co. v. State Comp. Ins. Fund (2011) 194 CA4th 657, 76 CCC 299
39:79–80 (CA op.), 103 (pub. order), 187 (SC rev. & depub. den.)

Elias v. Saticoy Lemon Assoc. (2011)
39:180 (WCAB)

Escamillia: see In re Escamilla

Espinoza: see Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. v. WCAB (Espinoza)

Fovos: see Los Angeles Unified School Dist. v. WCAB (Fovos)

French v. Warner Brothers (2011)
39:181 (WCAB)

Fryer v. Travelers Ins. Co. (2011)
39:207 (WCAB)

Garcia v. Becker Bros. Steel Co. (2011) 194 CA4th 474
39:125 (CA op. & mod.), 331 (SC rev. den.)

Garcia v. Department of Water & Power (2011) 76 CCC 7
39:27 (CA op.)

Garcia v. Zenith Ins. Co. (2011)
39:293 (WCAB)

Garcia v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. (2010)
39:15 (WCAB)

Garcia: see People v. Garcia

Garvey v. City of Los Angeles (2011)
39:175 (WCAB)

Gilbreath v. Holland Residential, LLC (2010) 75 CCC 1359
39:25 (CA op., op. mod., & rhg. den.)

Gonzalez v. DeBerry (2011) 76 CCC 744
39:245 (CA op., mod., rhg. den.)

Gonzalez v. Department of Corrections & Rehab. (2011) 195 CA4th 89
39:188 (CA op., SC rev. & pub. den.)

Gravelin v. Satterfield (2011) 200 CA4th 1209, 76 CCC 1298
39:297 (CA op.), 331 (SC pet. for rev. pdg.)

Green v. HIH America Comp. & Liability Ins. Co. (2011)
39:184 (WCAB)

Grimaldi v. City of Fullerton (2011)
39:268 (WCAB)

Guitron v. State Comp Ins. Fund (Santa Fe Extruders) (2011) 76 CCC 228
39:36 (WCAB en banc noted), 61 (WCAB en banc)

Harris v. Superior Court (Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.) (2011)
39:199 (SC oral arg. set), 331 (SC op. noted); see also Hodge v. AON Ins. Services

Hawkins v. Travelers Ins. Co. (2011) 76 CCC 312
39:57 (CA op.), 331 (SC rev. den.)

Helms v. Everest Nat’l Ins. Co. (2011)
39:119 (WCAB)

Hernandez v. AMS Staff Leasing (2011) 76 CCC 343
39:94 (WCAB sig. pan. dec.)

Herndon v. City of Pasadena (2010)
39:11 (WCAB)

Hillman: see T & T Constr. v. WCAB (Hillman)

Hodge v. AON Ins. Services (2011) 192 CAth 1361, 76 CCC 135
39:33 (CA op.), 115 (SC rev. gtd. & briefing deferred); see also
Harris v. Superior Court (Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Ilic: see Sedgwick Claims Management services v. WCAB (Ilic)

In re Escamilla (2011) 76 CCC 944
39:239 (WCAB en banc)

In re Marriage of Ruiz (2011) 194 CA4th 348, 76 CCC 421
39:137 (CA op.)

Isaac v. Paramount Pictures (2011)
39:264 (WCAB)

Iversen v. California Village Homeowners Ass’n (2011) 193 CA4th 951
39:76 (CA op.), 156 (SC rev. gtd.), 275 (SC rev. dsm’l)

Jenkins: see California Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. WCAB (Jenkins)

Jones v. ConocoPhillips (2011) 198 CA4th 1187
39:217 (CA op.), 331 (SC rev. den.)

Koenig v. AT&T Mobility, Inc.: see Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. WCAB (Koenig)

Kruse v. City of San Rafael (2010)
39:17 (WCAB noted), 41 (WCAB)

Laury v. State Comp. Ins. Fund (2011)
39:67 (WCAB)

LeFiell Manufacturing Co. v. Superior Court (Watrous) (2011) 193 CA4th 1413, 76 CCC 320
39:75 (CA op.), 156 (SC rev. gtd.)

Legrone v. Mogensen (2011) 76 CCC 658
39:158–59 (CA op.)

Lewis v. Pepper Constr. Co. Pacific (2011)
39:275 (SC rev. dsm’l)

Lockwood: see C. C. Meyers, Inc. v. WCAB (Lockwood)

Los Angeles Unified School Dist. v. WCAB (Fovos) (2010, 2011)
39:38 (WCAB), 331 (CA writ den.)

McBee v. WCAB (California Ins. Guar. Ass’n & American Design Roofing)
(2011) 76 CCC 1230 (writ den.)
39:294 (WCAB; SC rev. den. & CA writ den.)

McBride: see CSX Transportation, Inc. v. McBride

McCoy: see County of San Bernardino v. WCAB (McCoy)

McNally v. Holzman (2011) 76 CCC 451
39:160 (CA op.)

Madrigal v. 99 Cents Only Stores (2011)
39:151 (WCAB)

Maraj v. Ralphs Grocery Co. (2011)
39:129 (CA op.)

Marriage of Ruiz: see In re Marriage of Ruiz

Matthews: see National Football League Players Ass’n v.
National Football League Management Counsel & Tennessee Titans

Messele v. California Ins. Co. (Pitco Foods Inc.) (2011) 76 CCC 956, 1187, 1318
39:235 (WCAB en banc), 257 (WCAB mod. en banc), 289 (WCAB en banc)

Miller v. County of Alameda (2011)
39:208 (WCAB)

Miller v. WCAB (2011) 76 CCC 619
39:172 (CA op.)

Montalvo v. Adir Restaurant Group (2011)
39:295 (WCAB)

Motherall v. WCAB (2011) 199 CA4th 148, 76 CCC 720
39:87 (CA arg. set), 200 (CA op.), 231 (pub.)

National Football League Players Ass’n v. National Football League
Management Council & Tennessee Titans (Mathews) (USDC SD Cal 2011)
39:137 (USDC op.; app. to USCA 9th Cir.)

Nittel v. WCAB (2011) 76 CCC 545
39:35–36 (CA writ gtd.), 140 (CA op.)

O’Brien: see County of Fresno v. WCAB (O’Brien)

Ogilvie v. WCAB (2011) 197 CA4th 1262, 76 CCC 624
39:33 (CA oral arg. set), 169 (CA op.), 199 (SC pet. for rev.), 261 (SC rev. den.)

Oyesanya v. County of San Bernardino (2011)
39:152 (WCAB)

Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. WCAB (Koenig) (2011)
39:10 (CA writ gtd.), 37 (WCAB)

Paine v. City of Sebastopol (2010)
39:16 (WCAB)

Pavon v. Glaeser Builders, Inc. (2011)
39:246 (CA op.)

Pearson: see State Farm. Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Pearson & Apparicio)

People v. Atlas-Hearn (2011) 76 CCC 457
39:141 (CA op.)

People v. Brown (2010) 75 CCC 1379
39:8 (CA op.)

People v. Garcia (2011)
39:9 (CA op.), 331 (CA rhg. den.)

People v. Sverscics (2011) 76 CCC 1307
39:285 (CA op.), 331 (SC pet. for rev. pdg.)

Petersen: see County of Kern v. WCAB (Petersen)

Popovich v. WCAB (2011) 76 CCC 1050
39:229 (CA op.)

Reff v. WCAB (Meadowbrook Ins. Co.) (2011) 76 CCC 1233 (writ den.)
39:211 (WCAB), 331 (CA writ den.)

Riley v. City of Pasadena (2011)
39:117 (WCAB)

Rodriguez v. Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. (2011)
39:121 (WCAB)

Rojas: see Allied Waste Industries, Inc. v. WCAB (Rojas)

Romero: see State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Romero)

Ruiz: see In re Marriage of Ruiz

Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co. (2011) 198 CA4th 29, 76 CCC 768
39:243 (CA op.), 331 (SC rev. gtd.)

Salit v. WCAB (2011) 76 CCC 1129
39:205 (CA writ gtd.), 331 (CA op. noted)

Scudder v. Verizon Calif., Inc. (2011)
39:72 (WCAB), 331 (SC relief den. & CA dsm’l)

SeaBright Ins. Co. v. US Airways, Inc. (Verdon) (2011) 52 C4th 590, 76 CCC 728
39:213 (SC op.), 225 and 252 (comments), 275 (SC rhg. den.)

Sedgwick Claims Management Services v. WCAB (Ilic) (2011)
39:52 (CA app. dsm’l)

Shubin v. WCAB (Southwest Airlines) (2011) 76 CCC 1241 (writ den.)
39:241 (WCAB), 291 (CA writ den. & SC rev. den.)

Solano County Probation Dept. v. WCAB (Aguilar) (2011) 76 CCC 1
39:5 (CA op.)

Soto v. ACE Ins. Co. (2011)
39:122 (WCAB)

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Almaraz) (2011) 76 CCC 687 (writ den.)
39:141 (CA writ den.; pet. for SC rev.), 199 (SC rev. den.)

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Dorsett) (2011) 201 CA4th 443, 76 CCC 1138
39:204 (CA writ gtd.), 257 (CA op.), 288 (CA pub.), 331 (SC pet. for rev. pdg.)

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Romero) (2011) 76 CCC 399
39:10 (CA writ gtd.), 113 (CA op.)

State Farm. Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Pearson & Apparicio) (2011) 192 CA4th 51, 76 CCC 69
39:1 (CA op.), 331 (SC rev. den.)

Svercsics: see People v. Sverscics

T & T Constr. v. WCAB (Hillman) (2011)
39:60 (CA writ gtd.)

Tomatani: see City of Redondo Beach v. WCAB (Tomatani)

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. v. Superior Court (Braun) (2010) 189 CA4th 1391, 75 CCC 1399
39:20 (CA op.)

Tverberg v. Fillner Constr. Co. (2011) 193 CA4th 1121, 76 CCC 211
39:44–45 (CA op.), 186 (SC rev. gtd.), 275 (SC tsfd. to CA)

United States Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. Lee Investments LLC (2011) 641 F3d 1126, 76 CCC 472
39:101 (USCA 9th Cir. op.)

Valdez v. Zurich N. Am. Ins. Co. (Warehouse Demo Services) (2011) 76 CCC 330, 665, 970
39:89 (WCAB en banc), 237 (WCAB en banc)

Vargas v. Select Staffing (2010)
39:14 (WCAB)

Verdon (or Verdon Lujon): see Seabright Ins. Co. v. US Airways, Inc. (Verdon)

Vogt v. Herron Construction, Inc. (2011) 200 CA4th 643
39:273 (CA op.)

Vradenburgh v. Southern Calif. Edison Co. (2011) 75 CCC 1406
39:48 (CA op.)

Warner v. WCAB (2011)
39:262 (CA writ gtd.), 331 (CA op. noted)

Watrous: see LeFiell Manufacturing Co. v. Superior Court (Watrous)

Willis v. ACE America Ins. Co. (2011)
39:263 (WCAB)

Wills v. Superior Court of Orange County (2011) 195 CA4th 143
39:185 (CA op., mod., & rhg. den.), 331 (SC rev. & depub. den.)

Wilson v. State Comp. Ins. Fund (2011)
39:145 (WCAB)

X. S. (or XYZZX SJ02): see Baker v. WCAB (X.S.) and Duncan v. WCAB (X.S.)

Zimmon v. City of San Bernardino (2011) 76 CCC 1065
39:260 (CA op.), 331 (SC rev. den.)