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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision clarifies permanent disability apportionment for an applicant with a prior low back injury. The Board affirmed a 50% apportionment to other factors, which included the prior injury, and calculated the compensable permanent disability at 26.5% after applying the Supreme Court's ruling in Brodie. Consequently, the applicant's attorney's fee was set at 15% of the awarded permanent disability indemnity.
ANNETTE McGLOVER vs. HEALTHSOUTH CORPORATION, ACE USA INSURANCE COMPANY c/o ESIS, INC. is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision clarifies permanent disability apportionment for an applicant with a prior low back injury. The Board affirmed a 50% apportionment to "other factors," which included the prior injury, and calculated the compensable permanent disability at 26.5% after applying the Supreme Court's ruling in Brodie. Consequently, the applicant's attorney's fee was set at 15% of the awarded permanent disability indemnity.
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