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KEVIN JOHNSTON vs. CITY OF RED BLUFF, CITY OF SONORA, COUNTY OF SUTTER

Filed: Nov 14, 2016
Redding
ADJ3727455 (STK 0208835) ADJ4692538 (STK 0213659) ADJ209288 (STK 0209862) ADJ4331231 (STK 0209863) ADJ6968731

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This case involves an applicant with multiple workers' compensation claims against the City of Red Bluff and City of Sonora for industrial injuries to his spine. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to correct calculation errors in the permanent disability indemnity awards for both defendants, reducing the amounts awarded by the administrative law judge. The Board also affirmed the exclusion of the County of Sutter from the cumulative trauma injury period, citing a lack of specific record support from the petitioner and contrary medical evidence.

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This case involves an applicant with multiple workers' compensation claims against the City of Red Bluff and City of Sonora for industrial injuries to his spine. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to correct calculation errors in the permanent disability indemnity awards for both defendants, reducing the amounts awarded by the administrative law judge. The Board also affirmed the exclusion of the County of Sutter from the cumulative trauma injury period, citing a lack of specific record support from the petitioner and contrary medical evidence.

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KEVIN JOHNSTON vs. CITY OF RED BLUFF, CITY OF SONORA, COUNTY OF SUTTER (2016) – Redding | CompFox