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HEIDI RUEDA vs. WESTAMERICA BANCORP., CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION, FREMONT INSURANCE, LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMANY

Filed: Oct 11, 2007
San Francisco
SFO 0460461

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This case involves CIGA's claim for reimbursement from Liberty Mutual for benefits paid to applicant Heidi Rueda due to industrial injuries sustained in 1992 and 1998. Liberty Mutual, liable for the 1998 injury, disputes CIGA's entitlement to 100% reimbursement, arguing the 1992 injury also contributed to the disability. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Liberty Mutual's request for reconsideration, upholding the arbitrator's findings.

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This case involves CIGA's claim for reimbursement from Liberty Mutual for benefits paid to applicant Heidi Rueda due to industrial injuries sustained in 1992 and 1998. Liberty Mutual, liable for the 1998 injury, disputes CIGA's entitlement to 100% reimbursement, arguing the 1992 injury also contributed to the disability. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Liberty Mutual's request for reconsideration, upholding the arbitrator's findings.

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HEIDI RUEDA vs. WESTAMERICA BANCORP., CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION, FREMONT INSURANCE, LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMANY (2007) – San Francisco | CompFox