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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a decision finding industrial lung cancer causation for the decedent, Hernani Perez. While the WCAB agreed that the decedent was exposed to carcinogens that contributed to his death, it found a lack of substantial medical evidence establishing a causal link between the exposure during the defendant insurer's coverage period and the disease. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to develop the record on injurious exposure and liability.
,\nPURITA PEREZ; RYAN PEREZ; CAMILL PEREZ, vs. ,\nOAK PRODUCTS; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, is a workers' compensation case decided in Santa Ana. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Santa Ana.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a decision finding industrial lung cancer causation for the decedent, Hernani Perez. While the WCAB agreed that the decedent was exposed to carcinogens that contributed to his death, it found a lack of substantial medical evidence establishing a causal link between the exposure during the defendant insurer's coverage period and the disease. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to develop the record on injurious exposure and liability.
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