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Legal Memoranda Including the
George the Bartender Series

A Bad Day At Black Rock

Garden Grove USD v. WCAB (Cervantes)

ACOEM Guidelines

Clark v. Coachella Valley Water Distric

CWCI 2004 Study

George and the ACOEM Guidelines

George and the Ex Parte Dilemma II

George and the Great Mattress Debate

Smith v. Churn Creek Construction

Uthus v. Mission Hospital

Agreed Medical Examiners

George and AME’s or the Way We Were

George's Attorney and the Agreed Medical Examiners

AMA Guides

AMA Guides & Expert Witness

George, AMA Guides & Radiculopathy

George and a Reading from the Holy Book of Impairment

George and Radiating Pain vs. Radicular Pain

George and the Almaraz/Guzman II Exception

George and the Attack on the AMA Guides

George and the Goverment Bailout

George Holds the Line

George Raises the Bar on Impairment Ratings

Vera v. SCIF

Appellate Procedures

Bristow v. WCAB

Apportionment

Escobedo en banc

George and Brodie/Welcher-It's Just Perfect! Or Is It?

George and Labor Code Section 4660 Apportionment

George and Life After Nabors

George and the Reverse Wilkinson Principle

George and the Uneven Application of LCS 5402

George and the Weight of the Evidence

George Meets Dykes and Nabors

Mercier v. WCAB

Ruiz v. Raley's

Shaky Apportionment and George the Bartender's 132a Issue

Strong & Sanchez Cases

 

Attendant Care

Puckett v. LACMTA

Attorney Fees

George and the Game of Illusion vs. Reality

Burden of Proof

George and the Burden of Proof

George, LCS 4600(b) and Burden of Proof

Child Support

McClain v. WCAB (writ denied)

Messines v. SCIF (panel)

CIGA

Adams v. Icon Health Fitness

Compensable Consequences

County of Santa Barbara v. WCAB (Johnson)

Pirelli Armstrong Tire v. WCAB (Van Zant)

Contribution

Nickelsburg v. WCAB

Date of Injury Defined

SCIF v. WCAB (Rodarte)

Western Growers v. WCAB (Austin)

Developing the Record

George Begs, “Forgive Us Our Trespasses”

Tyler & McDuffie Cases

Disability Evaluation Unit

Perez v. WCAB; US Foods

Discovery - Depositions

George and the Odyssey of Deposition Fees

Lett v. LAMCTA; Travelers

Mitchell & Lopez Cases

Rivera & Steward Cases

Second Depositions

Stewart v. Colonial Western

Discovery - Investigation

Demotte v. WCAB; Am. Building Supply

George and the Chain of Custody Myth

George and the Surveillance Investigator

Nunez v. S. Melgar Investigations

Discovery - Privilege

George Contemplates the Fifth Amendment Fallacy

George and the Work Product Privilege Fallacy

EAMS

George and EAMS

George and Shooting the Messenger

Earnings

Grossmont Hospital v. WCAB

Jimenez v. San Joaquin Valley Labor

Kundy v. WCAB; Kemper

Montana & Pasco Cases

Exclusion of Witness

City of Livingston v. WCAB (Madrid)

Going & Coming Rule

George and the Going & Coming Rule

Sharp Coronado Hospital v. WCAB (Brown)

Good Faith Personnel Action

Good Faith Personnel Action 01

Good Faith Personnel Action 02

Initial Agressor

Goodwin v. WestAmerica Bank

Injury AOE/COE

George and the Heart Attack AOE/COE Issue

George and the Stroke AOE/COE Issue

Insurance Reserves

Lance Camper v. Republic

KT&T Website

George Meets the Kegel, Tobin & Truce Website

Labor Code Section 132a

Ashbrook v. Vons Co

Judson Steel v. WCAB

Navarro v. A&A Farming; Western Growers (en banc)

Rossi v. WCAB (City of Manteca)

Silgan Containers v. WCAB

Labor Code Section 3751

George Sues Dr. Nickelsberg

Labor Code Section 4060

George and Labor Code Section 4060 Panel QME's

George and the Attack of Rule 30

George and the Dreaded Rule 30

Labor Code Sections 4061 & 4062

Comer v. Safeway

George and LCS 4062(b) 2nd Opinion Surgery Option

George and the State Panel QME Maze

George and the Trap for the Unwary

George Contemplates the Messele Decision

LAUSD v. WCAB (Perry)

Rivas v. Zurich (panel)

Shaffer v. Liberty Mutual

Simi v. Sav-Max Foods

Strawn v. Golden Eagle

Labor Code Section 4600

George and the Family Business

Is a Gardener Really a LCS 4600 Medical Expense? 

Labor Code Section 4600.2

George and the Repackaged Drug Predicament

Labor Code Section 4650

Baker v. Lucky Stores

Labor Code Section 4658

PD 15% Up 15% Down That is George's Question

Labor Code Section 4660

George and His Attorney's Depression over Baglione and Pendergrass

George and the Court of Appeal Decision in Guzman  

George and the Dilemma of Almaraz, Guzman and Ogilvie

George and the First 4660 Interpretation

George and the Future Earning Capacity Gambit

George Has a 3rd Helping of Ogilvie

Labor Code Section 4661.5 Increase

Jones v. LACMTA

Phillips v. Sacramento Municipal Utilities District

Labor Code Section 4909

George and the Credit Provisions of LCS 4909

Labor Code Section 5402 Denials

Clark v. WCAB (Golden Rain Found.)

Honeywell v. WCAB (Wagner)

James v. WCAB (Paso Robles Convalescent Hosp.)

Labor Code Section 5502

Gelson's v. WCAB (Baez)

Telles Transport v. WCAB (Zuniga)

Vega v. Taco Bell; Cal Indemnity

Labor Code Section 5814

Barney (Christenson) v. Esson's Snack Bar; Travelers

CHP v. WCAB (Erebia)

George's Attorney Terrorizes Adjusters

George and the Fairness Doctrine Under Ramirez

Kamel v. West Cliff Medical; Superior Nat'l

Leinon v. Fisherman's Grotto

Liberty Mutual v. WCAB (Florian)

SCE v. WCAB (Woods)

Winters v. WCAB

Labor Code Section 9785

Alonzo v. Robinsons May Corp

Cardenas v. WCAB (writ denied)

Morales v. CC&R Inc

Torres v. Royal & SunAlliance

LeBoeuf Argument

Ruiz v. Raley's

Liens

Brower v. Int'l. Union of Hotel & Restaurant Ees

George and a World Without Lien Claimants

George and the Durable Goods Hoax

George and the Forgotten Anti-Fraud Weapon

George and the “H-Wave”

George and the Haunting of the Los Angeles WCAB

George and the Interpreter Bonanza

George and the Lien Claimants

George and the Livid Lien Claimant

George and the Loophole for Lien Claimants

George and the Return to Prescription Sanity

George's Doctor and the Medicare Limitations

George Meets Mrs. Baird and Mr. Gregory

Life After Kunz

Lima v. Zenith

Pedroza v. Kelly Services

Procedures for Questioning Rx Lien Claimants

VisionQuest Ind. v. WCAB (Mejia)

Life Pension / Cost of Living Increase

George and the $250k Boondoggle

George and the Great COLAS He Has Known

Medical Provider Network

George and the Discipline of Dr. Ratbar

George and the MPN Loophole Closure

George and the Selective Memory Issue  

George Asks, “Do We Really Have Medical Control?”

George Tries to Get Out of the MPN

Medicare Set Aside Trusts

George and the Attack of the Medicare Set Aside Trust

Petition to Reopen

George and the Bogus Petition to Reopen

Posting of Required Notices

George and Notices Everywhere

Pre-Designation of Physician

George and the Pre-Designation Statute

Psyche and Sleep Disorder

George Meets the GAF Boys

Qualified Medical Exams

George and the Ex Parte Dilemma

George and the Ex Parte Dilemma II

George and the New Panel QME Regs

George Meets the Panel QME

Lopez v. Nestle Prepared Foods

Restitution and/or Reimbursement

Christian v. WCAB (Michaels Stores)

Safety Member Presumptions

George and the Safety Member Presumption Predicament

Serious & Willful Misconduct

Boswell v. WCAB; Travelers (writ denied)

Fisher v. WCAB (Hunsucker)

Frederickson v. Parr Lumber

Heffler v. WCAB (County of Orange)

Linam v. WCAB

Settlement Agreements

City of L.A. v. WCAB (Lewis)

George and the All-Encompassing Addenda

George and the Hold Harmless Debacle

George and the MSA Dilemma

George and the New C&R Form

Jefferson v. CA Dept of Youth 05-02-01

Jefferson v. CA Dept of Youth Auth 09-05-02

 

Special Investigations Unit

George and Way #354 to Skin a  Cat

Spinal Surgery & 2nd Opinion Decisions

George Wonders Why the Missiles are Still in Their Silos

Proposed Regulations

Statute of Limitations

Gordon v. WCAB (Certainteed Roofing)

Stipulations are Legally Binding on the Parties

County of Sacramento v. WCAB (Weatherall)

Stress Compensable Heart Attack & IMC Guidelines

Hernandez v. Bank of America

Paradise Valley Hospital v. WCAB (Sangcap)

Subpoenas

County of L.A. v. WCAB (Hedwall)

Substantial Evidence

Hidalgo v. WCAB

Paul v. Bates USA

Temporary Disability

Beckett v. WCAB; Mitchell Towing

George and the Attempted End Run Around LCS 4656

George and Five Years or Forever?

George and the 104 Week Limitation on TTD

Gray v. Applied Materials

State of CA, Dept of Rehab v. WCAB (Lauher) FOLLOW-UP

State of CA, Dept of Rehab v. WCAB (Lauher)

Trial Procedure

Corriveau v. WCAB; Safeway

Filing & Organizing Trial Exhibits

George and the Meaning of Evidence Code Section 776

Undocumented Aliens

Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. NLRB

Unrepresented Applicants

Yee-Sanchez v. Permanente Medical Grp

Utilization Review

Aguilar v. WCAB (panel)

George and Retroactive Utilization Review

George and the $25k Loophole in UR

George and the Sandhagen Decisions

George and the Sleep Disorder Bonanza

George Asks, "Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?"

George's Doctor Beats Utilization Review

Sandhagen v. Cox & Cox; SCIF (en banc)

Shearson v. St. Paul Ins. Co

Willette v. Au Electric; SCIF (en banc)

Venue

George and Venue Abuse of the First Degree

Vocational Rehabilitation

Del Taco v. WCAB (Gutierrez)

George and the Rehab People

George and the Wreck of the Money Train

Queen of Angels; Hollywood Pres. v. WCAB (Gabri)

Stenson (Schlabes) v. WCAB; Dept of Corrections

Worknhe v. WCAB

WCAB Rules

George and the Challenge of New WCAB Rules

George Wants 100% User Funding for Christmas

Who is Our Client?

Coldiron v. Compuware (en banc)