Home/Case Law/Lorraine O'Keefe vs. Surgical Staff North, Inc., CAL COMP, In Liquidation, CIGA, Adjusted by BROADSPIRE, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF MONTEREY PENINSULA, Permissibly Self-Insured, Adjusted by CLAIMS MANAGEMENT, INC. (ADJ3765992), QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL, Permissibly Self-Insured, Adjusted by SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICE (ADJ2072207)
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Lorraine O'Keefe vs. Surgical Staff North, Inc., CAL COMP, In Liquidation, CIGA, Adjusted by BROADSPIRE, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF MONTEREY PENINSULA, Permissibly Self-Insured, Adjusted by CLAIMS MANAGEMENT, INC. (ADJ3765992), QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL, Permissibly Self-Insured, Adjusted by SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICE (ADJ2072207)

Filed: Apr 29, 2009
San Francisco
ADJ3765992 (SRO 0132531) ADJ2072207 (SRO 0140061)

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This case involves applicant Lorraine O'Keefe's workers' compensation claims for left knee injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of the finding that applicant sustained an industrial injury on December 15, 1999, while employed by Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP). However, the Board granted reconsideration regarding attorney fees, rescinding the prior award against CHOMP. The issue of CHOMP's liability for applicant's attorney fees under Labor Code section 4064(c) will be returned for further proceedings due to insufficient notice.

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This case involves applicant Lorraine O'Keefe's workers' compensation claims for left knee injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of the finding that applicant sustained an industrial injury on December 15, 1999, while employed by Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP). However, the Board granted reconsideration regarding attorney fees, rescinding the prior award against CHOMP. The issue of CHOMP's liability for applicant's attorney fees under Labor Code section 4064(c) will be returned for further proceedings due to insufficient notice.

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