Ken Stabler vs. New Orleans Louisiana Saints, LLC, Oakland Raiders, California Insurance Guarantee Association, Zenith Insurance Co.

This case concerns a Petition for Removal filed by Travelers Insurance Company challenging the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's (WCAB) order to proceed to trial on all issues, including insurance coverage. Travelers argued insufficient discovery time and lack of indispensable parties, but the WCAB denied removal. The Board found Travelers had sufficient notice and opportunity for discovery, and its objection to the Declaration of Readiness to Proceed was untimely. The WCAB also determined that other insurers, now liquidated, were not indispensable parties and that Travelers' due process rights were not violated by proceeding to trial.