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This case concerns a bus driver who sustained a back injury after an altercation with a passenger. The employer denied the claim, asserting the employee was the initial physical aggressor, which would bar compensation. The Board reviewed videotape evidence and affirmed the WCJ's finding that the passenger's spitting and verbal threats constituted the initial physical aggression. Therefore, the employer failed to establish the exclusion under Labor Code section 3600(a)(7), and the injury is compensable.
RICHARD GALINDO vs. MV TRANSPORTATION, INC.; BROADSPIRE, a CRAWFORD COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. 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 San Francisco.
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This case concerns a bus driver who sustained a back injury after an altercation with a passenger. The employer denied the claim, asserting the employee was the initial physical aggressor, which would bar compensation. The Board reviewed videotape evidence and affirmed the WCJ's finding that the passenger's spitting and verbal threats constituted the initial physical aggression. Therefore, the employer failed to establish the exclusion under Labor Code section 3600(a)(7), and the injury is compensable.
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