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This case involved a workers' compensation claim by Michael Wilson, a former Harlem Globetrotters player, against his employer and insurer. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reversed a prior ruling, finding that California lacked sufficient connection to Wilson's injury to exercise jurisdiction. The WCAB cited Federal Insurance Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson), concluding that Wilson's temporary participation in games in California did not create a legitimate and substantial interest for the state to adjudicate the claim. Therefore, Wilson took nothing on his claim.
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This case involved a workers' compensation claim by Michael Wilson, a former Harlem Globetrotters player, against his employer and insurer. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reversed a prior ruling, finding that California lacked sufficient connection to Wilson's injury to exercise jurisdiction. The WCAB cited Federal Insurance Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (Johnson), concluding that Wilson's temporary participation in games in California did not create a legitimate and substantial interest for the state to adjudicate the claim. Therefore, Wilson took nothing on his claim.
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