California Supreme Court
May 30, 2015
State high court: lower standard exists for workers' compensation claims
The justices ruled that someone filing a workers' compensation claim has a lower hurdle to clear than a plaintiff in a lawsuit.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Making clear a lower burden of proof is needed in a workers' compensation claim compared
to a lawsuit, the state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously reversed an appellate
court decision and restored thousands of dollars in workers' compensation for the
family of a deceased carpenter.
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