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This case involves a worker who sustained two industrial injuries, the first in 2001 with Cypress Urgent Care and the second in 2001 with Tenet/Doctors Hospital of Manteca. The defendant, Tenet/Doctors Hospital, sought reconsideration of a joint findings and award that attributed 25% of the worker's temporary disability and vocational rehabilitation costs to their injury. The WCAB granted reconsideration, finding that while the second injury occurred after the first, evidence indicated the first injury contributed to the worker's need for benefits, thus supporting the apportionment.
JEANNE LAWRENCE vs. CYPRESS URGENT CARE and PREFERRED EMPLOYERS INSURANCE, TENET/DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF MANTECA is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This case involves a worker who sustained two industrial injuries, the first in 2001 with Cypress Urgent Care and the second in 2001 with Tenet/Doctors Hospital of Manteca. The defendant, Tenet/Doctors Hospital, sought reconsideration of a joint findings and award that attributed 25% of the worker's temporary disability and vocational rehabilitation costs to their injury. The WCAB granted reconsideration, finding that while the second injury occurred after the first, evidence indicated the first injury contributed to the worker's need for benefits, thus supporting the apportionment.
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