ORTIZ v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

Docket No. H008310.

4 Cal.App.4th 392 (1992)

5 Cal. Rptr.2d 484

LOUIS ORTIZ, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and UNINSURED EMPLOYERS FUND, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

March 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Brian H. McCarthy for Petitioner.

Richard W. Younkin, William B. Donohoe, Thomas J. McBirnie, James D. Fisher and Philip L. Buckwalter for Respondents.


OPINION

COTTLE, Acting P.J.

In this case we are asked to determine whether an injured employee may seek benefits from the Uninsured Employers Fund (UEF) following discharge of the debts of the uninsured employer in bankruptcy. We determine that the employee in this case did not satisfy the statutory conditions required to render the UEF liable for payment. Thus, under the particular facts of this case, the injured employee is precluded...

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