Cases Reported in CWCR During 2016

[February–December 2016; 44 CWCR 1–316]

Advent, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co./Topa Ins. Co., Intervener (2016) 6 CA5th 443, 81 CCC 1138

44:287 (CA op. noted)

Aguilera v. Collins Chiropractic Group/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

44:191 (WCAB), 314 (CA writ den.)

Ali (Sheik Z.): see Lexington Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Ali, Sheik Z.)

Allred v. RST Cranes/Ace American Ins. Co. (2016)

44:138 (WCAB)

Aluma Systems Concrete Constr. of Calif. v. Nibbi Bros., Inc. (2016) 2 CA5th 620

44:201 (CA op.)

Alvarenga v. Scope Industries/Commerce & Industry Ins. (2016) 81 CCC 850

44:161 (WCAB)

Angelotti Chiropractic, Inc. v. Baker (2016)

44:107 (USSC cert. den.)

Baker v. WCAB (2016)

44:85–86 (CA writ gtd.), 136 (noted), 179 (noted)

Baker (as SIBTF adm’r) v. WCAB (Guerrero) (2016)

44:223 (CA writ gtd.)

Batten v. WCAB (2015/2016) 241 CA4th 1009, 80 CCC 256

43:256 (CA op.), 44:101–02 (SC rev. den.)

Beltran v. Structural Steel Fabricators/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016) 81 CCC 1224

44:185 (WCAB)

Benard v. San Francisco Giants/U.S. Fidelity & Guar. Ins. Co./ACE American Ins. Co. (2016)

44:275 (WCAB)

Bissett-Garcia v. Peace and Joy Center/Virginia Surety Co. (2016)

44:112 (WCAB)

Blackwell v. Vasilas (2016) 244 CA4th 160, 1112a (mod.)

44:15 (CA op.)

Borbeck v. Ace Building Maintenance/Zurich North America (2015)

44:11 (WCAB)

California Correctional Peace Officers Ass’n Benefits Trust Fund v. WCAB (Gonzalez Leon) (2016)

44:160 (CA writ gtd.)

California Highway Patrol/State Comp Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Margaris): see State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Margaris)

California Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. WCAB (Care West/Lopez) (2016) 245 CA4th 1021, 81 CCC 317

44:56 (CA op.), 179 (SC rev. & depub. den.)

Capital Builders Hardware, Inc. v. WCAB (Gaona) (2016) 5 CA5th 658, 81 CCC 1122

44:159–60 (writ gtd.), 267 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. pdg.)

Care West Pegasus Modesto: see California Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. WCAB (Care West/Lopez)

Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, Inc. (2016) 2 CA5th 1028

44:67 (CA op.), 197 (CA op. on rhg.), 314 (SC rev. den.)

Cerda v. Target Corp. (2016)

44:230 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. den.)

Cerna Romero v. Stones and Traditions/National Union Fire Ins./ AIG Property Casualty (2016)

44:91 (WCAB)

Chorn v. WCAB (2016) 245 CA4th 1370, 246 CA4th 725a (mod.), 81 CCC 332

44:53 (CA op.), 102 (mod.), 107 (noted), 179 (SC rev. den.)

City of Jackson v. WCAB (Rice) (2015)

44:179 (noted)

Coast Constr., Inc: see Nixon-Egli Equipment Co. v. Superior Court (Coast Constr., Inc./Costa)

Collazo v. Global Manufacturing Co./AIG Claims (2016)

44:64 (WCAB)

Conger v. Care Ambulance/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

44:193 (WCAB)

Cornejo: see Zenith Ins. Co./Younique Café, Inc. v. WCAB (Cornejo)

Costa: see Nixon-Egli Equipment Co. v. Superior Court (Coast Constr., Inc./Costa)

County of Riverside v. WCAB (Sylves) (2016)

44:109–10 (CA writ gtd.), 179 (noted)

County of Sacramento Contracts v. WCAB (McCartney) (2016)

44:184 (CA writ gtd.)

County of Santa Clara v. Escobar (Escobar I) (2016) 244 CA4th 555, 81 CCC 123

44:32 (CA op. noted)

County of Santa Clara v. Escobar (Escobar III) (2016) 81 CCC 147

44:29 (CA op.)

Czech v. Bank of America/Ace American Ins. Co. (2016) 81 CCC 856

44:143 (WCAB)

Dallas v. Pan Pacific Petroleum/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

44:90 (WCAB)

Davis v. Honeywell Int’l (2016) 245 CA4th 477

44:43 (CA op.), 179 (SC rev. & depub. den.)

Daza v. Los Angeles Community College Dist. (2016) 247 CA4th 260

44:169 (CA op.)

De La Cruz v. Sood Enterprises, Inc./Security Nat’l Ins. Co. (2016)

44:249 (WCAB)

De Leon v. Safeway (2016)

44:241 (WCAB noted)

Docena v. Layne Christensen Co. (2016)

44:214 (WCAB)

Dove v. City of Los Angeles (2016)

44:194 (WCAB)

Dreher: see Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. WCAB (Dreher)

Ease Entertainment: see Schwartz v. Ease Entertainment/Starr Indem. & Liability Co.

Escobar v. Fresh Express, Inc./County of Santa Clara (Escobar II) (2016) 81 CCC 176

44:32 (CA op. noted); see also County of Santa Clara v. Escobar (Escobar I & III)

Estrella v. Milwaukee Brewers/San Francisco Giants/Ace USA (2016)

44:162 (WCAB)

Fimbres v. Dave Williams Plumbing & Electrical/Benchmark Ins. Co. (2015)

44:13 (WCAB noted)

Fraser v. Geil Enterprises, Inc./US Fire Ins. Co. (2016)

44:241 (WCAB)

Friend v. Kung (2016)

44:151–52 (CA op.)

Gage v. WCAB (2016) 6 CA5th 1128, 81 CCC 1127

44:108–09 (CA writ gtd.), 179 (noted), 265 (CA op.)

Gallardo v. AT&T Mobile Services, LLC (2016)

44:283 (WCAB)

Gaona: see Capital Builders Hardware, Inc. v. WCAB (Gaona)

Garcia v. Sara Lee Corp./American Ins. Co. (2016)

44:251 (WCAB noted)

Gerlach v. Goodman Lumber Co. (2016)

44:170 (CA op.)

Gomez v. David Reich Constr./State Comp. Ins. Fund (2015)

44:13 (WCAB)

Gonzalez v. Jezowski & Markel Contractors/Zurich North America (2016)

44:137 (WCAB)

Gonzalez Leon: see California Correctional Peace Officers Ass’n Benefits Trust Fund v. WCAB (Gonzalez Leon)

Gottschall v. Crane Co. (2016)

44:179 (SC rev. dsm’d)

Grasso: see Zenith Ins. Co. v. Bunn-O-Matic (Grasso)

Green v. WCAB (Elle Placement dba Golden Gate Staffing/Lumberman’s Underwriting Alliance (2016)

44:88 (WCAB), 179 (CA writ den.)

Grijalva v. Care Admim. & Mgmt. Professionals/Cypress Ins. Co. (2016)

44:65 (WCAB)

Guerra v. WCAB (2016) 246 CA4th 1301, 81 CCC 324

44:58 (CA op. as Rodas (dec’d) v. WCAB), 102 (pub. gtd.)

Guerrero: see Baker (as SIBTF adm’r) v. WCAB (Guerrero)

Guritzky v. Regents, Univ. of Calif./Santa Monica UCLA Med. Ctr. (2016)

44:188 (WCAB)

Guzman v. Evans Auto Care, Inc. (2016)

44:228 (CA op.), 314 (SC pub. den.)

Hallmark Marketing v. WCAB (Southard) (2015)

44:34–35 (CA writ gtd.), 136 (noted), 179 (noted)

Hamilton v. Hemborg Ford/Auto Dealers Comp. Fund of Calif. (2016)

44:222 (WCAB)

Haver v. BNSF Railway Co.: see Kesner v. Superior Court (Pneumo Abex LLC)

Hernandez v. California Dept. of Corrections (2016)

44:244 (WCAB)

Hernandez v. WCAB (2016) 2 CA5th 549, 81 CCC 675

44:35 (CA writ gtd.), 183 (CA op. & rhg. den.)

Hernandez: see Pearson Ford v. WCAB (Hernandez)

Hetzel v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (2016) 247 CA4th 521

44:95 (CA op.), 179 (SC rev. den.)

Hikida v. Costco Wholesale (2016)

44:61 (WCAB)

Hogenson v. Volkswagen of Am./Ins. Co. of . . . Pennsylvania (2016)

44:241 (WCAB noted)

Jackson v. Shasta Lake Physical Therapy/Compensation Ins. Co. (2016)

44:40 (WCAB)

Jimenez, Javier, In re (2015/2016) 80 CCC 1460, 81 CCC 288

44:8 (WCAB en banc), 55 (WCAB en banc)

Jorge v. Culinary Institute of America (2016) 3 CA5th 382

44:258 (CA op. noted), 314 (SC rev. den.)

Kesner v. Superior Court (Pneumo Abex LLC) (2016) 1 C5th 1132, 81 CCC 1095

44:285 (SC op. with Haver v. BNSF Railway Co.)

Khosh v. Staples Constr. Co. (2016) 4 CA5th 712, 5 CA5th 393c (mod.), 81 CCC 1160

44:258 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. pdg.)

Kimmel v. Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

44:272 (WCAB)

King v. CompPartners, Inc. (2016) 243 CA4th 685 (superseded op.), 81 CCC 10

44:16 (CA op.), 81 (SC rev. gtd.)

Kolodzik v. Advanced Cargo Services, Inc. (2016)

44:21–22 (CA op.)

Kudelka v. City of Costa Mesa Fire Dept. (2016)

44:37 (WCAB)

Kwok: see Truck Ins. Exch. v. WCAB (Kwok)

Lacy v. State of California Corrections & Rehabilitation Parole (2016)

44:167 (WCAB), 314 (CA writ pet. dsm’d)

Larsen v. Securitas Security Services (2016)

44:111 (WCAB)

Ledger v. Steve Dovali Constr./Barry Halajian/Granite State Ins./Benchmark Ins. (2016)

44:224 (WCAB)

Lee v. Quality Timber Falling/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2015)

44:12 (WCAB)

Lee v. West Kern Water Dist. (2016) 5 CA5th 606, 81 CCC 966

44:253 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. pdg.)

Lexington Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Ali, Sheik Z.) (2015) 80 CCC 1383

44:3 (CA op.), 101 (SC rev. den.)

Lopez v. City and County of San Francisco (2016)

44:140 (WCAB)

Lopez v. Sony Electronics, Inc. (2016) 247 CA4th 444 (superseded op.)

44:121 (CA op.), 183 (SC rev. gtd.)

Lopez: see California Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. WCAB (Care West, Inc./Lopez)

McCartney: see County of Sacramento Contracts v. WCAB (McCartney)

McFarland v. Permanente Medical Group (2015)

44:14 (WCAB noted)

McLaughlin v. Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (Albertson’s/Save Mart) (2016)

44:219 (WCAB)

Maderer v. City of Los Angeles (2016) 81 CCC 409

44:96 (CA op.), 179 (SC rev. den.)

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

Marinwood Community Services v. WCAB (Romo) (2016)

44:238 (writ gtd.)

Matthews v. Liberty Assignment Corp. (2016) 247 CA4th 71

44:105 (CA op.)

Molina Romero v. California Pizza Kitchen/Travelers Diamond Bar (2016)

44:41 (WCAB)

Moore v. Mercer (2016) 4 CA5th 424

44:280–81 (CA op. quoted), 314 (SC rev. den.)

Moore v. Regents of the University of Calif. (2016) 248 CA4th 216

44:147 (CA op.)

Moore v. William Jessup University (2015) 243 CA4th 427, 81 CCC 31

44:19 (CA op.)

Moran v. Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. (2016) 246 CA4th 500

44:93 (CA op.), 179 (SC rev. den.)

Moran v. Prime Healthcare Mgmt., Inc. (2016) 3 CA5th 1131

44:281 (CA op. noted), 314 (SC depub. pdg.)

Naus v. Central Coast Village Center/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

44:218 (WCAB)

Nguyen v. County of San Bernardino (2016)

44:220 (WCAB)

Nixon-Egli Equipment Co. v. Superior Court (Coast Constr., Inc./Costa (2016)

44:171–72 (CA op.)

Njoki v. 24 Hour Fitness/ACE American Ins. Co. (2016)

44:279 (WCAB)

Nu Square Corp. . . . : see Truck Ins. Exch. v. WCAB (Kwok)

Nunez v. Mann Packing Co., Inc./Calif. Ins. Guar. Ass’n (2016)

44:283 (WCAB)

Olden v. State of Calif., Dept. of Corrections (2016)

44:38 (WCAB)

Orloff: see People v. Orloff

Ornelas v. NorthStar Group Services, Inc./New Hampshire Ins. Co. (2016)

44:250 (WCAB)

Ortega v. WCAB (2016)

44:60 (writ gtd.)

Pacific Bay Recovery, Inc. v. WCAB/Sun Health Care (2016) 81 CCC 399

44:157 (CA op.)

Parker v. DSC Logistics /Zurich North America (2016)

44:213 (WCAB)

Pearson Ford v. WCAB (Hernandez) (2016)

44:237–38 (writ gtd.)

People v. Orloff (2016) 2 CA5th 947, 81 CCC 789

44:187 (CA op. quoted), 314 (SC rev. den.)

Perez v. Wetsel-Oviatt Lumber Co./California Ins. Guar. Ass’n (2016)

44:115 (WCAB)

Pierson v. Helmerich & Payne Int’l Drilling Co./Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. (2016) 4 CA5th 608, 81 CCC 993

44:256 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. pdg.)

Pruett v. ASCO, Inc./State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

44:277 (WCAB)

Ramirez v. WCAB (Dept. of Health Care Services/State Comp. Ins. Fund) (2016)

44:179 (noted)

Ramos v. Brenntag Specialties, Inc. (2016) 63 C4th 500

44:145 (SC op.)

Rasmussen v. City of Petaluma (2016)

44:246 (WCAB)

Rayford v. National Gypsum Co./ACE American Ins. (2016)

44:247 (WCAB), 314 (CA writ pdg.)

Regalado v. Callaghan (2016) 3 CA5th 582

44:225 (CA op.), 314 (SC depub. den.)

Rice: see City of Jackson v. WCAB (Rice)

Rodas (dec’d) v. WCAB: see Guerra v. WCAB

Rolfes v. Mei (2016) 81 CCC 1168

44:288 (CA op.)

Romero: see Molina Romero v. California Pizza Kitchen/Travelers Diamond Bar

Romo: see Marinwood Community Services v. WCAB (Romo)

Rondon v. Hennessy Industries, Inc. (2016) 247 CA4th 1367

44:122 (CA op.), 183 (SC rev. den.)

Ryder v. City of Los Angeles (2016)

44:113 (WCAB)

Salazar v. Easter Seals Southern Calif. (2016)

44:260 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. (& pub. den.)

Schwartz v. Ease Entertainment/Starr Indem. & Liab. Co.(2016) 81 CCC 808 (writ den.)

44:87 (WCAB), 314 (CA writ den.)

Smith v. Action Roofing/Sussex Ins. Co. (2016)

44:166 (WCAB)

Southard: see Hallmark Marketing v. WCAB (Southard)

Spanos v. Dreyer, Babich, Buccola & Callaham, LLP (2016)

44:135 (CA op. quoted)

Star Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Tavares) (2016) 81 CCC 111

44:1 (CA op.)

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Urgent Nursing Resources, Inc. (2015/2016) 80 CCC 1454

44:84 (CA op. & mod.; SC rev. den.)

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Margaris) (2016) 248 CA4th 349, 1 CA5th 234a (mod.), 81 CCC 561

44:59–60 (writ granted), 133 (CA op.) 135 (CA op. mod. & rhg, den.), 314 (SC rev. den.)

Stevens v. WCAB (2016)

44:31 (SC rev. & depub. den.), 314 (USSC cert. den.)

Sun Health Care: see Pacific Bay Recovery, Inc. v. WCAB/Sun Health Care

Sylves: see County of Riverside v. WCAB (Sylves)

Tavares: see Star Inc. Co. v. WCAB (Tavares)

Taylor v. Wilson Welding & Hydraulics/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

44:186 (WCAB)

Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. WCAB (Dreher) (2016) 246 CA4th 1101, 81 CCC 402

44:6 (CA writ gtd.), 81 (CA op.)

Trihn v. Tzeng Long USA/Berkshire Hathaway/Professional Lien Services, Inc./Mike Traw (2016) 81 CCC 197

44:55 (WCAB en banc)

Truck Ins. Exch. v. WCAB (Kwok) (2016) 2 CA5th 394, 81 CCC 685

44:35 (CA writ gtd.), 181 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev.den.)

Tuttle v. Ukiah Adventist Hosp. (2016) 81 CCC 500

44:150 (CA op.), 179 (SC rev. & pub. den.)

Unsworth v. Grandview Real Estate/Fire Ins. Exchange (2016)

44:62 (WCAB)

Uriarte v. Scott Sales Co. (2016)

44:314 (SC rev. tsfd. to CA)

Valdez v. Lu (2016) 81 CCC 798

44:203–04 (CA op.), 314 (SC rev. den.)

Vasquez v. Providence St. Joseph Med. Ctr. (2016)

44:269 (WCAB), 283 (noted)

Vatuvei v. Citrus and Allied Essences, Ltd./Ace Fire Underwriters, Intervener (2016) 81 CCC 184

44:46 (CA op.)

Villalobos v. Walmart Stores, Inc./Ace American Ins. Co. (2016)

44:195 (WCAB)

Volk v. Little Company of Mary Hospital (2016)

44:164 (WCAB)

Webb v. Special Electric Co., Inc. (2016) 63 C4th 167

44:117 (SC op.)

Williams v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth. (2016)

44:70 (CA op. (No. B254997)), 72 (CA op. noted (No. B259327))

Williams v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Auth. (2016)

44:72 (CA op. noted (No. B259327))

Willoughby v. Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel/American Home Assurance Co./AIG (2016)

44:239 (WCAB), 314 (CA writ pdg.)

Zada v. Allpro Millworking, Inc./Liberty Mut. Ins. (2016)

44:271 (WCAB)

Zenith Ins. Co. v. Bunn-O-Matic (Grasso) (2016) 81 CCC 192

44:45 (CA op.)

Zenith Ins. Co./Younique Café Inc. v. WCAB (Cornejo) (2016) 81 CCC 451

44:7 (WCAB en banc), 86 (WCAB en banc on recon.), 179 (CA writ den.)

Zuniga v. WCAB (State Comp. Ins. Fund) (2016)

44:33–34 (CA writ gtd.), 179 (noted)