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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied Adam Timmerman's claim for workers' compensation benefits against the St. Louis Rams and their insurers. The WCAB found that Timmerman's participation in 14 games in California, out of 189 total games in his career, did not establish a sufficient connection to California to justify the application of California workers' compensation law. This decision followed the precedent set in Federal Insurance Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson), which requires a legitimate and substantial connection between the injury and the state for jurisdiction. The majority affirmed the WCJ's findings, concluding that California lacked a substantial interest in adjudicating this claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied Adam Timmerman's claim for workers' compensation benefits against the St. Louis Rams and their insurers. The WCAB found that Timmerman's participation in 14 games in California, out of 189 total games in his career, did not establish a sufficient connection to California to justify the application of California workers' compensation law. This decision followed the precedent set in Federal Insurance Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson), which requires a legitimate and substantial connection between the injury and the state for jurisdiction. The majority affirmed the WCJ's findings, concluding that California lacked a substantial interest in adjudicating this claim.
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