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This case involves a painter, Salvador Paz, who sustained cumulative and specific injuries to his back, shoulder, wrist, neck, and foot. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied petitions for reconsideration from State Farm, CIGA, and the applicant. The Board upheld the original findings, which apportioned permanent disability at 72% to the specific injury (CIGA via Credit General) and 28% to the cumulative trauma (ACE USA and State Farm). Liability for temporary disability was also divided, and State Farm's arguments regarding an unequal division and due process were rejected.
SALVADOR PAZ vs. MARTINEZ PAINTING & WALL COVERING, MB PAINTING, CIGA, for CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INTERCARE, CIGA for UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, INTERCARE, STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, ACE USA 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 involves a painter, Salvador Paz, who sustained cumulative and specific injuries to his back, shoulder, wrist, neck, and foot. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied petitions for reconsideration from State Farm, CIGA, and the applicant. The Board upheld the original findings, which apportioned permanent disability at 72% to the specific injury (CIGA via Credit General) and 28% to the cumulative trauma (ACE USA and State Farm). Liability for temporary disability was also divided, and State Farm's arguments regarding an unequal division and due process were rejected.
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