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This case involves a professional baseball player's cumulative injury claim against the New York Mets. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reversed a prior ruling, finding California lacks jurisdiction. The applicant, a non-resident, played only 138 games out of over 2,000 in California, with no employment contracts or residence in the state. The Board applied the Johnson precedent, determining California's connection to the injury was insufficient to support jurisdiction, and the applicant took nothing.
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This case involves a professional baseball player's cumulative injury claim against the New York Mets. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reversed a prior ruling, finding California lacks jurisdiction. The applicant, a non-resident, played only 138 games out of over 2,000 in California, with no employment contracts or residence in the state. The Board applied the Johnson precedent, determining California's connection to the injury was insufficient to support jurisdiction, and the applicant took nothing.
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