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This case concerns a professional basketball player's cumulative trauma injury claim. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) affirmed the administrative law judge's decision to exercise jurisdiction, finding that the applicant's employment in California with the Los Angeles Clippers established sufficient connection to the state. The WCAB also held that the New York Knicks, despite not employing the applicant on the defined "date of injury," is liable under Labor Code section 5500.5 as they employed the applicant during the statutorily defined period preceding the last injurious exposure. The defendants' contentions regarding insufficient medical evidence and lack of jurisdiction were rejected.
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This case concerns a professional basketball player's cumulative trauma injury claim. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) affirmed the administrative law judge's decision to exercise jurisdiction, finding that the applicant's employment in California with the Los Angeles Clippers established sufficient connection to the state. The WCAB also held that the New York Knicks, despite not employing the applicant on the defined "date of injury," is liable under Labor Code section 5500.5 as they employed the applicant during the statutorily defined period preceding the last injurious exposure. The defendants' contentions regarding insufficient medical evidence and lack of jurisdiction were rejected.
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