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In this case, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) affirmed a prior decision finding it lacked jurisdiction over a professional football player's cumulative injury claim against the Seattle Seahawks. The applicant, who never resided in California and whose employment contracts were not made there, argued that a small number of games played in California were sufficient to establish jurisdiction. The Board, relying on the precedent set in Federal Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson), determined that the connection between the applicant's work in California and his injury was de minimis. Therefore, California has no legitimate interest to support the exercise of WCAB jurisdiction.
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In this case, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) affirmed a prior decision finding it lacked jurisdiction over a professional football player's cumulative injury claim against the Seattle Seahawks. The applicant, who never resided in California and whose employment contracts were not made there, argued that a small number of games played in California were sufficient to establish jurisdiction. The Board, relying on the precedent set in Federal Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson), determined that the connection between the applicant's work in California and his injury was de minimis. Therefore, California has no legitimate interest to support the exercise of WCAB jurisdiction.
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