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This case concerns CIGA's petition for reimbursement from Zurich regarding workers' compensation benefits paid to Stephen Herring for cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding the arbitrator erred in setting the date of injury as July 20, 1999. The Board determined the legal date of injury for determining liability coverage under Labor Code § 5500.5 is June 13, 2003, when the applicant first understood his disability was work-related. This shifts the one-year liability period to the year preceding June 13, 2003, with other reimbursement issues deferred.
STEPHEN HERRING vs. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION, INTERCARE INSURANCE SERVICES, RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, ZURICH NORTH AMERICA 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 concerns CIGA's petition for reimbursement from Zurich regarding workers' compensation benefits paid to Stephen Herring for cumulative trauma injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding the arbitrator erred in setting the date of injury as July 20, 1999. The Board determined the legal date of injury for determining liability coverage under Labor Code § 5500.5 is June 13, 2003, when the applicant first understood his disability was work-related. This shifts the one-year liability period to the year preceding June 13, 2003, with other reimbursement issues deferred.
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