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This case involved a professional hockey player's workers' compensation claim for injuries sustained across multiple teams from 1965-1979. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Toronto Maple Leafs' petition for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the finding that the Colorado Rockies, and their insurer Pinnacol Assurance, were exempt from California workers' compensation laws under Labor Code section 3600.5(b) due to reciprocal exemptions with Colorado law at the time of employment. Consequently, Toronto was held liable as the next employer over which California had jurisdiction.
DOUGLAS FAVELL vs. COLORADO ROCKIES/NEW JERSEY DEVILS, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS, OKLAHOMA CITY BLAZERS, SAN FRANCISCO SEALS, PINNACOL ASSURANCE is a workers' compensation case decided in Santa Ana. 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 Santa Ana.
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This case involved a professional hockey player's workers' compensation claim for injuries sustained across multiple teams from 1965-1979. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the Toronto Maple Leafs' petition for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the finding that the Colorado Rockies, and their insurer Pinnacol Assurance, were exempt from California workers' compensation laws under Labor Code section 3600.5(b) due to reciprocal exemptions with Colorado law at the time of employment. Consequently, Toronto was held liable as the next employer over which California had jurisdiction.
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