In the intricate realm of workers’ compensation law, where fairness and due process are paramount, a recent case before the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SCOPE OF A COMPROMISE AND RELEASE In Jaime Estrela v. Permanente Medical Group 2023 WL 6061161 (Cal.W.C.A.B.), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals
As we celebrate Women’s History Month this March, we reflect on the profound impact women have had on the legal landscape, and society in general,
“I have been working with Mullen & Filippi since 2020. Specifically, we have worked with Sepideh Sepidehdam, Managing Associate Partner in Van Nuys. My client
In Gerald Zelnik v. Office of Statewide Health Planning,[1] the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board confirmed that defendants have a right to assert a good faith
In Rose Jones v. Regents of the University of California (10/31/23) 2023 Daily Journal D.A.R. 281, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth district of
As the 2023 calendar year comes to an end, we hope that you reflect on the promise that 2023 has brought to each of us.
As the days grow shorter, there’s an appreciable sense of change in the air, signaling the arrival of fall in California. While we await the
Can a vocational expert’s opinion on apportionment supersede and/or replace medical apportionment determined by a treating or evaluating physician for the purposes of total permanent
The recent panel decision, Marva Smith v. Solar Turbines, Inc., ADJ12010500, reads like a crime thriller novel with a dizzying, whirlwind of conspiracy theories postulated
“If you throw a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will hop right out. But if you put that frog in a pot
In Case v. Union Dodge, Inc., 2023 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. Lexis 94, a recent panel decision discussed how there can be more than one
