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REBECCA DUARTE vs. MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUND, ZURICH NORTH AMERICA

Filed: Apr 29, 2014
ADJ2346178 (VNO 0504730) MF

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This case consolidates two workers' compensation claims for an applicant who sustained industrial injuries to her back and other body parts. The Appeals Board overturned the trial judge's decision, finding that the 1990 specific injury caused a period of temporary total disability from August 10, 2004, to September 24, 2010, awarding indemnity under an older statute without week limitations. Issues of permanent disability, apportionment, and attorney fees were deferred for further record development. The Board also affirmed the denial of liability for future pacemaker maintenance.

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This case consolidates two workers' compensation claims for an applicant who sustained industrial injuries to her back and other body parts. The Appeals Board overturned the trial judge's decision, finding that the 1990 specific injury caused a period of temporary total disability from August 10, 2004, to September 24, 2010, awarding indemnity under an older statute without week limitations. Issues of permanent disability, apportionment, and attorney fees were deferred for further record development. The Board also affirmed the denial of liability for future pacemaker maintenance.

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