Cases Reported in CWCR During 2017

© 2017, 2018 California Workers’ Compensation Reporter

(February 2017–January 2018 (45 CWCR 1-320)

Albano (dec’d) v. Cal Amp Corp./Hartford Accident & Indem. Co./Standard Fire Ins. Co. (2017)

45:240 (WCAB)

Alvarez v. Seaside Transportation Services LLC (2017) 13 CA5th 635, 82 CCC 834

45:213 (CA op.) 317 (SC rev. den.)

American Cargo Express, Inc. v. Superior Court (California Self-Insurers’ Security Fund) (2017) 16 CA5th 145, 82 CCC 1115

45:291 (CA op.), 317 (SC rev. den.)

Andriso v. County of San Diego (2017)

45:208 (WCAB)

Aparicio v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 (2017)

45:248 (CA op.)

Arias v. Raimondo (9th Cir. 2017) 860 F3d 1185

45:161 (USCA op.)

Baker v. WCAB (2017) 82 CCC 661

45:173 (CA op.), 317 (SC pub. den.)

Baker (as SIBTF adm’r) v. WCAB (Guerrero) (2017) 13 CA5th 1140, 82 CCC 825

45:169 (CA op.)

Bareno v. San Diego Community College Dist. (2017) 7 CA5th 546

45:22 (CA op.)

Barragan: see Sanchez Barragan v. T&T Marketing Services/State Comp. Ins. Fund

Bass v. Department of Corrections and Rehab. (2017)

45:157 (WCAB)

Beckering v. Shell Oil Co. (2017)

45:136 (CA op.)

Berrios-Segovia: see [[[delete: Los Angeles]]] Southern Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Berrios-Segovia)

Blanco Ayala v. Fruit Harvest, Inc./Star Ins. Co. (2017)

45:180 (WCAB)

BNSF Railway Co. v. Superior Court (Kralovetz) (2017)

45:201 (SC rev. dsm’d)

BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrell (2017) 581 US ___, 137 S Ct 1549

45:133 (USSC op.), 201 (noted)/

Bolanos v. WCAB (2017) 82 CCC 1097

45:228 (CA op.)

California Correctional Peace Officers Ass’n Benefit Trust Fund v. WCAB (Gonzalez Leon) (2017)

45:3 (CA writ dsm’d)

California Self-Insurers’ Security Fund : see American Cargo Express, Inc. v. Superior Court

Campbell Soup Supply Co. LLC v. WCAB (Shoaib): see Shoaib v. Campbell Soup Co.

Capital Builders Hardware, Inc. v. WCAB (Gaona) (2017)

45:3 (SC rev. den.)

City and County of San Francisco v. WCAB: see Kircher v. City and County of San Francisco Fire Dept.

City of Jackson v. WCAB (Rice) (2017) 11 CA5th 109, 82 CCC 435

45:89 (CA op.), 186 (SC rev. den.)

City of Pasadena v. Superior Court (Jauregui) (2017) 12 CA5th 1340

45:162 (CA op.), 317 (SC rev. den.)

City of Vista v. WCAB: see Gravlin v. City of Vista

Clavreul v. Glendale Adventist Med. Ctr./Adventist Health (2017)

45:40 (WCAB)

County of Riverside v. WCAB (Sylves) (2017) 10 CA5th 119, 82 CCC 301

45:57 (CA op.)

County of Sacramento v. WCAB (McCartney) (2017) 82 CCC 672

45:171 (CA op.), 317 (SC rev. den.)

County of San Diego v. WCAB (Pike) (2017)

45: 206 (WCAB, as Pike v. County of San Diego), 230 (writ gtd.)

Cruz v. California Hosp. Med. Ctr. (2016)

45:15 (WCAB)

Curtis Engineering Corp. v. Superior Court (Sutherland) (2017) 16 CA5th 542, 17 CA5th 229a (mod.)

45:270 (CA op., op. mod. & rhg. den.)

Davis v. WCAB (2017) 82 CCC 187

45:32 (CA writ gtd. & dsm’d)

Death Without Dependents Unit: see Woolever (dec’d) v. City of Long Beach

Demara v. Raymond Corp. (2017) 13 CA5th 545

45:190 (CA op.)

Diaz v. Gainey Vineyard/Crum & Forster/United States Fire Ins. (2017)

45:120 (WCAB)

Duncan v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc./ Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co.) (2017) 18 CA5th ___

45:294 (CA op. & pub.)

Federal Express Corp. v. WCAB (Payne): see Payne v. Federal Express

Fernandez v. Spayde/Everest Nat’l Ins. Co. (2017) 82 CCC 700

45:164 (CA op.), 317 (SC rev. den.)

Ferragamo v. St. Louis Rams/Calif. Ins. Guar. Ass’n (2017)

45:175 (WCAB)

Flethez v. San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Ass’n (2017) 2 C5th 630

45:29 (SC op.), 317 (SC rev. & depub. den.)

Flores v. Nature’s Best Distribution LLC (2017) 7 CA5th 1

45:21 (CA op.), 317 (SC rev. & depub. den.)

Ford v. WCAB (Hernandez): see Pearson Ford v. WCAB (Hernandez)

Foxworthy v. Department of Parks and Recreation/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016) 81 CCC 1192 (writ den.)

45:12 (WCAB), 317 (CA writ den.)

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

45:4 (CA cite added)

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

Garau v. Department of Industrial Relations (2017)

253 (CA op.)

Go v. Sutter Solano Medical Center (2017)

45:258 (WCAB), 317 (CA writ den.)

Go v. Zimpel/Gallagher Bassett Services, Intervenor (2017) 82 CCC 460

45:106–07 (CA op.)

Gonzales v. ABM Industries/ESIS (2016)

45:42 (WCAB)

Gonzalez v. Peter D. Nott, Trustee (2017)

45:292 (CA op.)

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

Gravlin v. City of Vista (2017)

45:99 (WCAB), 151 (WCAB recon. gtd.; CA writ dsm’d), 231 (WCAB on later recon.), 317 (CA writ den.)

Greenbrae Management, Inc. v. WCAB: see Torres v. Greenbrae Management/State Comp. Ins. Fund

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

Gutierrez v. Girardi (2017)

45:217 (CA op.), 317 (SC rev. den.)

Guzman v. Abbott’s Pizza Co./ Employers Comp. Ins./ Ins. Co. of the West/ Security Nat’l Ins. Co. (2017)

45:179 (WCAB)

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

Hacker v. County of San Bernardino Public Health Dept. (2017)

45:126 (WCAB)

Haver v. BNSF Railway Co. (2017)

45:32 (CA op.)

Hernandez: see Pearson Ford v. WCAB (Hernandez)

Hikida v. WCAB (2017) 12 CA5th 1249, 82 CCC 679

45:94 (CA writ gtd.), 141 (CA op.), 317 (SC depub. den.)

Ibrahim v. California Dept. of Corrections & Rehab. (2017)

45:203 (WCAB)

Illinois Midwest Ins. Agency: see Martinez v. Pack Fresh Processors, LLC/Midwest Ins. Co.

Iniguez v. WCAB (2017) 82 CCC 310

45:93 (CA op.)

Intercare Holding Ins. Co.: see Smith v. Action Roofing/Sussex Ins. Co./Intercare Holding Ins. Co.

Jauregui: see City of Pasadena v. Superior Court (Jauregui)

Johnson v. ArvinMeritor (2017) 9 CA5th 234

45:45 (CA op.), 186 (SC depub. den.)

Khosh v. Staples Constr. Co. (2017)

45:3 (SC rev. den.)

Kircher v. City and County of San Francisco Fire Dept. (2017)

45:261 (WCAB), 317 (CA writ den.; attorney fee den.)

Kralovetz: see BNSF Railway Co. v. Superior Court (Kralovetz) (2017)

Lee v. West Kern Water Dist. (2016–17) 5 CA5th 606, 81 CCC 966

45:32 (SC rev. den.)

Lewis v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. (2017)

45:267 (WCAB)

Lezchuk (dec’d) v. Cal-Fire/Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (2017)

45:35 (WCAB)

Light v. California Dept. of Parks and Recreation (2017) 14 CA5th 75, 82 CCC 987

45:187 (CA op.)

Ligouri v. City of Concord (2017)

45:284 (WCAB), 317 (CA writ pdg.)

Lin v. Automobile Club of So. Cal./Hartford Ins. Co. (2017)

45:129 (WCAB)

Liu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino/Ins. Co. of the West (2017)

45:199 (WCAB)

Ly v. County of Fresno (2017) 16 CA5th 134, 82 CCC 1138

45:244 (CA op.), 273–74 (CA pub.), 317 (SC rev. den. & depub.)

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

McFarland v. Redlands Unified School Dist. (2017)

45:288 (WCAB)

M.F. v. Pacific Pearl Hotel Management, LLC (2017) 16 CA5th 693, 82 CCC 1304

45:269 (CA op.), 317 (SC rev. pdg.)

Madson v. Michael J. Cavaletto Ranches/Zenith Ins. Co. (2017)

45:65 (WCAB)

Marinwood Community Services v. WCAB (Romo) (2017) 10 CA5th 231, 82 CCC 317

45:59 (CA op.)

Martinez v. Pack Fresh Processors LLC/Midwest Ins. Co. (2017)

45:277 (WCAB), 317 (CA writ pdg.)

Matlock v. Department of Transportation/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

45:4 (WCAB)

Maxham v. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2017) 82 CCC 136

45:1 (WCAB en banc)

Medina Vargas v. Barrett Business Services, Inc./L/C/F/Coast Plating, Inc. (2017)

45:234 (WCAB)

Moon (dec’d) v. Southern Cal. Edison (2017)

45:154 (WCAB)

Moore v. Mercer (2016)

45:3 (SC rev. & depub. den.)

Morales v. Universal Furniture/American Home Assur. Co. (2017)

45:262 (WCAB)

Morales Sesena v. Residence Inn by Marriott LLC (2017) 82 CCC 1425 (CA writ. den.)

45:207 (WCAB)

Moran v. Prime Healthcare Management, Inc. (2017)

45:3 (SC depub. den.)

Muniz Villalpando v. Doherty Bros., Martin Dusters/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2017)

45:102 (WCAB)

Murdoch v. Brock Solutions (2017)

45:49 (CA op.)

Murray v. Southern Route Maritime SA (2017) 870 F3d 915
     214 (USCA op.)

Nielsen v. Stewart (2017)

45:218 (CA op.; rhg. den.)

Nowlin v. City of Pacific Grove (2017)

45:177 (WCAB)

Olmos v. A-Z Bus Sales, Inc. (2017)

45:246 (CA op.)

Oltmans Constr. Co. v. Bayside Interiors, Inc. (2017) 10 CA5th 355

45:81 (CA op.)

Oregon State University v. Superior Court (Sutherland) (2017) 16 CA5th 1180

45:253 CA op. after rhg.), 317 (SC rev. pdg.)

Ortega v. Crabb Constr. Co., Inc. (2017) 82 CCC 573

45:137 (CA op.), 201 (SC rev. den.)

Outspoken Enterprises v. WCAB (Stevens): see Stevens v. Outspoken Enterprises/State Comp. Ins. Fund

Padron v. Frito Lay (2017) 82 CCC 639 (2017)?

45:70 (WCAB)

Page v. Acting Administrative Director (2017) 82 CCC 352

45:57 (Superior Ct. op. noted), 186 (CA app. pdg.)

Parrent v. WCAB

45:63 (CA writ den.), 186 (SC rev. den.)

Payne v. Federal Express (2017) 82 CCC 1014 (writ den.)

45:117 (WCAB), 317 (CA writ den.)

Pearson Ford v. WCAB (Hernandez) (2017) 16 CA5th 889, 82 CCC 1105

45:225 (CA op.), 273–74 (CA pub.), 317 (SC rev. pdg.)

People v. Riddles (2017) 9 CA5th 1248, 82 CCC 345

45:91 (CA op.), 186 (SC rev. den.)

Phillips v. Honeywell Int’l, Inc. (2017) 9 CA5th 1061

45:31 (CA op. noted), 77 (CA op.), 186 (SC rev. den.)

Pierson v. Helmerich & Payne Int’l Drilling Co./Travelers Property Cas. Co. of Amer. (2017)

45:3 (SC rev. den.)

Pike v. County of San Diego (2017)

45:206 (WCAB), 230 (writ gtd.)

Ponce v. Barrett Business Services, Inc. (2017)

45:72 (WCAB)

Public Service Mutual Ins. Co. v. Svetlik (2017)

45:25 (CA op.)

Puccio v. Online Graphics and Finishing/Employers Comp. Ins. Co. (2017)

45:155 (WCAB)

Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Protection Dist. (2017)

45:201 (SC rev. gtd.)

Quintanilla v. Sun Healthcare Group/National Union Fire Ins. (2017) 82 CCC 648

45:96 (WCAB)

Ramirez v. WCAB (2017) 10 CA5th 205, 82 CCC 327

45:61 (CA op.), 186 (SC rev. den.)

Rayford v. WCAB (National Gypsum Co./Ace American Ins.) (2017) 82 CCC 170 (writ dsm’d)

     3 (CA writ dsm’d)

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

Riddles: see People v. Riddles

Robinson v. City of Fresno (2017)

45:69 (WCAB)

Rockefeller (dec’d) v. Department of Corrections and Rehab. (2017)

45:150 (WCAB)

Rodriguez v. Garden Plating Co. (2017) 82 CCC 1390

45:257 (WCAB en banc)

Rodriguez v. Simi Valley Unified School Dist. (2016–17) 82 CCC 431 (writ den.)

45:19 (WCAB)

Rodriguez v. YRC Worldwide/Old Republic Ins. Co. (2017)

45:123 (WCAB)

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

Rossi v. Binks Mfg. Co./Calif. Ins. Guar. Ass’n (2017)

45:200 (WCAB)

Salinas v. Southeast Personnel Leasing, Inc./State National Ins. Co. (2017)

45:127 (WCAB)

Sanchez v. Unilever/Ins. Co. of PA/Alberto Culver Co./Ace American Ins. Co. (2017)

45:239 (WCAB)

Sanchez Barragan v. T&T Marketing Services/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2017)

45:150 (WCAB noted)

Schendel v. B&B Sales/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2016)

45:41 (WCAB)

Schulke (dec’d) v. Xerox Corp./Ace American Ins. Co. (2016) 82 CCC 273 (writ den.)

45:6 (WCAB), 186 (SC rev. den.)

Shoaib v. Campbell Soup Co. (2016–17) 82 CCC 538 (writ den.)

45:13 (WCAB), 186 (CA writ den.)

Singh v. State (2017)

45:122 (WCAB)

Singh v. WCAB (2017) 82 CCC 983

45:197 (CA op.)

Skaff v. City of Stockton (2017)

45:33 (WCAB)

Smith v. Action Roofing/Sussex Ins. Co./Intercare Holding Ins. Co. (2017) 82 CCC 602 (mandate writ den.)

45:186 (mandate writ den.). See 44 CWCR 166 (WCAB)

Southern Ins. Co. v. WCAB (Berrios-Segovia) (2017) 11 CA5th 961, 82 CCC 448

45:5 (CA writ gtd.), 113 (CA op.)

Souza Puente v. Napa Valley Unified School Dist. (2017)

45:74 (WCAB)

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. WCAB (Guzman) (2017)

45:146 (writ gtd.)

Stevens v. Outspoken Enterprises, Inc./State Comp. Ins. Fund (2017)

45:147 (WCAB), 256 (CA writ gtd.) 317 (CA writ annulled as Outspoken [etc.] v. WCAB)

Sumrall v. Modern Alloys, Inc. (2017) 10 CA5th 961

45:105 (CA op.), 186 (SC rev. den.)

Sutherland: see Oregon State University v. Superior Court (Sutherland) and Curtis Engineering Corp. v. Superior Court (Sutherland)

Sutter Solano Medical Center v. WCAB: see Go v. Sutter Solano Medical Center

Svetlik: see Public Service Mutual Ins. Co. v. Svetlik

Swengel v. Cambridge; AON Corp./American Cas. Co. of Reading, PA (2017)

45:38 (WCAB)

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

Tanzman v. Warner Pacific Ins./Employers Comp. Ins./CIGA for Fremont Comp. Ins. (2017)

45:236 (WCAB)

Thompkins v. Citizens Telecom/Continental Ins. Co. (2017)

45:185 (CA op.)

Timmons (dec’d) v. County of Los Angeles (2017)

45:283 (WCAB)

Torres v. Greenbrae Management/State Comp. Ins. Fund (2017) 82 CCC 952 (writ den.), 1494 (writ den.)

45:152 (WCAB)

Tripplett v. WCAB (2017)

45:255–56 (writ gtd.)

Truesdell v. Vons Grocery Co. (2017)

45:67 (WCAB)

Uriarte v. Scott Sales Co. (2017)

45:47 (CA op.)

Vargas v. Darrell Becker/Darrell Becker Constr./Ace Private Risk Services/Quintero (2017) 82 CCC 1064

45:182 (WCAB)

Villacis v. County of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Dept. (2017)

45:95 (WCAB)

Villanueva v. El Rosol Restaurant/Star Ins. Co. (2017)

45:264 (WCAB)

Viray v. Pacific Gas & Electric (2017)

45:238 (WCAB)

Walle v. Permanente Medical Group (2017)

45:289 (WCAB)

Washington v. Pacific Hospice Anchor Medical Group/Procentury Ins. Co. (2017)

45:75 (WCAB)

Weimer v. Hillyard, Inc./California Ins. Co. (2017)

45:73 (WCAB)

Whitson v. Department of Social Services—IHSS (2017)

45:286 (WCAB)

Williams v. First Student (2017)

45:43 (WCAB)

Willoughby v. WCAB (Hoge, Fenton, etc./American Home Assur. Co./AIG) (2017) 82 CCC 1026 (writ den.)

45:186 (CA writ den. & SC rev. den.). See 44 CWCR 239 (WCAB)

Wilson v. 2020 Administrative Services/The Hartford Ins. Co. (2016)

45:8 (WCAB)

Woolever (dec’d) v. City of Long Beach (2016) 82 CCC 179

45:18 (WCAB)

Xerox Corp. v. WCAB: see Schulke (dec’d) v. Xerox Corp./Ace American Ins. Co.

Zamudio v. Starco Enterprises/California Ins. Guar. Ass’n (2017)

45:103 (WCAB)

Zhu v. WCAB (2017) 12 CA5th 1031, 82 CCC 692

45:31–32 (CA writ gtd.), 144 (CA op.), 317 (SC rev. & depub. den.)