Maximiliano Ramirez, vs. Mb Building Contractors; State Compensation Insurance Fund Insured Riverside,
This case is about Maximilliano Ramirez, an employee of MB Building Contractors, who sustained industrial injury to his low back, left knee, right knee, neck, left shoulder and left heel on November 18, 2003. The Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) found, based on the parties’ stipulations, that Ramirez was permanently disabled and awarded him permanent disability indemnity at the rate of $265.82 per week, beginning May 8, 2008, for life, and subject to Labor Code section 4659(c). The WCJ also found that a reasonable attorney’s fee for services rendered was $113,451.03 to be commuted from Ramirez’s permanent total disability award. Ramirez sought to be relieved from his stipulation regarding
