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Case No. ADJ3015289 (FRE 0242633)
Regular
Jan 06, 2012

SHARON LONG vs. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS administered by KAISER PERMANENTE

This case involves applicant Sharon Long's claim for workers' compensation benefits due to cumulative trauma sustained as a registered nurse for Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, reversing the initial denial of industrial injury. The Board found that Dr. Dureza's opinion, which attributed 33% of applicant's injuries to cumulative trauma from her nursing duties, constituted substantial evidence of industrial causation. The Board remanded the case for further proceedings on orthopedic benefits and the psychiatric injury claim, deferring the EDD lien.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardKaiser Foundation HospitalsSharon LongIndustrial InjuryCumulative TraumaRegistered NurseNeck InjuryLow Back InjurySpine InjuryPsyche Injury
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Case No. ADJ8140937
Regular
Nov 19, 2015

MICHELE CHAPMAN vs. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN

This case involves Kaiser Foundation Health Plan's Petition for Removal challenging an order closing discovery and setting a trial date. Kaiser argued the order prejudiced its ability to conduct discovery after being joined late in the proceedings. However, the Board discovered the parties had already entered into a Stipulated Award on the scheduled trial date, resolving the dispute. Consequently, the Petition for Removal became moot and was dismissed. The Board also noted the defendant's failure to inform them of the resolution, which led to an unnecessary review.

Petition for RemovalWCJ OrderDiscovery ClosureTrial SettingPermissibly Self-InsuredSedgwick Claims ManagementStipulations with Request for AwardAward Pursuant to StipulationsMoot PetitionUnnecessary Review
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Case No. ADJ1654619
Regular
Jun 29, 2011

PATRICIA MEEHAN vs. KAISER FOUNDATION, COMPREHENSIVE COMM. HOME HEALTH, UCSF, FRANKLIN BENEVOLENT CENTER; INTERCARE ROSEVILLE, KAISER OAKLAND, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, SEDGWICK UC 14533 OAKLAND

This case, ADJ1654619, concerns Patricia Meehan's workers' compensation claim against Kaiser Foundation and other entities. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has issued an order denying reconsideration of a prior decision. The Board adopted and incorporated the report of the workers' compensation administrative law judge as the basis for this denial. Therefore, the petitions for reconsideration are denied.

Patricia MeehanKaiser FoundationWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardReconsideration DeniedAdministrative Law Judge ReportADJ1654619WCK 0059968Comprehensive Comm. Home HealthUCSFFranklin Benevolent Center
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Case No. ADJ237483
Regular
Nov 13, 2012

RAYEK J. FAHOUM vs. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Rayek J. Fahoum's petition for reconsideration, upholding the findings of the Workers' Compensation Judge. The Judge's report found Fahoum sustained industrial injury to his neck and low back with secondary chronic pain syndrome, awarding 41% permanent disability. This decision relied on the opinions of the Agreed Medical Examiner and Dr. Renee Rinaldi, who concluded Fahoum experienced symptom magnification and that his condition was chronic pain syndrome, not fibromyalgia as claimed by Dr. Allen Salick. The Board extended great weight to the Judge's credibility findings regarding the medical opinions.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardReconsideration DeniedAgreed Medical ExaminerSubstantial Medical EvidenceFibromyalgiaChronic Pain SyndromeSymptom MagnificationOrthopedic InjuryLumbosacral StrainCervical Strain
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Case No. 96-CV-3879, 96-CV-6310
Regular Panel Decision

Schuloff v. Queens College Foundation, Inc.

Plaintiff Anita Schuloff filed two separate lawsuits against Queens College Foundation, Inc. and Brooklyn College Foundation, Inc., which were consolidated due to identical legal issues. Schuloff alleged violations of 26 U.S.C. § 6104 for the defendants' failure to promptly provide federal tax returns for public inspection, along with claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and New York Freedom of Information Law. The defendants moved to dismiss the complaints under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). The Court granted the motions to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), ruling that 26 U.S.C. § 6104 does not create a private cause of action, thus precluding the related § 1983 claims. Consequently, the Court declined supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims, dismissing both complaints in their entirety.

Private Cause of ActionTax-Exempt Organizations26 U.S.C. § 610442 U.S.C. § 1983Rule 12(b)(6)Motion to DismissFederal JurisdictionStatutory InterpretationLegislative HistorySupplemental Jurisdiction
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Case No. ADJ3845798
Regular
Jan 30, 2009

APRIL EDSBERG vs. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS

This case involves a petition for reconsideration filed by defendant Kaiser Foundation Hospitals regarding a prior decision. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration. The WCAB determined that further study of the factual and legal issues is necessary to ensure a just and reasoned decision. Consequently, the WCAB will conduct further proceedings as it deems appropriate.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDPetition for ReconsiderationKaiser Foundation HospitalsApril EDSbergADJ3845798SFO 0465253OPINION AND ORDERStatutory time constraintsFactual and legal issuesFurther proceedings
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Case No. ADJ1439090 (LAO 0861676) ADJ2937051 (LAO 0866354)
Regular
Jul 12, 2013

LATONIA CROCKOM vs. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed Kaiser Foundation Hospital's Petition for Reconsideration because the WCJ's decision was an interlocutory evidentiary ruling, not a final order determining substantive rights. The WCAB also denied the Petition for Removal. It affirmed the WCJ's broad authority over discovery, including the ability to draw adverse inferences from an applicant's failure to respond to discovery. Therefore, the defendant's request for reconsideration and removal was denied.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardPetition for ReconsiderationPetition for RemovalFinal OrderInterlocutory DecisionEvidentiary RulingDiscovery ProcessAdverse InferenceLabor Code Section 5900Labor Code Section 5701
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Case No. ADJ8493308, ADJ8529858
Regular
Sep 24, 2015

KEITH KENNARD vs. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

This case concerns Keith Kennard's petition for reconsideration of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's (WCAB) denial of his claim for psychiatric injury. Kennard alleged his employer, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, caused his injury through harassment and retaliation. The WCAB adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found insufficient evidence that employment was the predominant cause of the alleged psychiatric injury, relying on the opinion of a Qualified Medical Evaluator. Consequently, the WCAB denied Kennard's petition for reconsideration.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardPetition for ReconsiderationWCJ reportpsychiatric injurycumulative traumadata analystKaiser Foundation HospitalSedgwick CMSdue processfraud
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Case No. ADJ4146224 (SBR 0296668) ADJ1272169 (SBR 0296667)
Regular
Oct 28, 2013

KATHLEEN ZAMANJAHROMI vs. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL

This case involves Kathleen Zamanjahromi seeking increased permanent disability benefits for an industrial injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) denied Kaiser Foundation Hospital's petition for reconsideration. The WCAB affirmed the finding of good cause to reopen a prior stipulated award for new and further disability, resulting in a 96% permanent disability rating. The defendant's argument that SB 899's apportionment provisions applied to the original award was rejected. The WCAB clarified that SB 899's apportionment applies to new and further disability but cannot retroactively alter prior findings.

Petition for ReconsiderationNew and Further DisabilityLabor Code Section 5410Senate Bill 899ApportionmentStipulated AwardReopeningFinal OrderWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardAgreed Medical Examiner
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Case No. ADJ1016521
Regular
May 09, 2012

DEBRA KENNEDY vs. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN

This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case involves applicant Debra Kennedy and defendant Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. The Board issued an Order dismissing the Petition for Reconsideration filed by the petitioner. This dismissal is due to the petitioner's voluntary withdrawal of their reconsideration request. Therefore, the Board has officially dismissed the petition concerning the March 7, 2012 decision.

Petition for ReconsiderationWithdrawnDismissedWorkers' Compensation Appeals BoardKaiser Foundation Health PlanApplicantDefendantCase NumberOrderDecision
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