1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.Rptr.2d
  4. 78 Cal.Rptr.2d
  5. 78 Cal.Rptr.2d 500 (1998)
 

KEULEN v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

No. B118582.

78 Cal.Rptr.2d 500 (1998)

66 Cal.App.4th 1089

Al KEULEN, Jr., Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD; Atascadero State Hospital et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

As Modified October 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wheeler & Beaton and Craig A. Kingscott, San Luis Obispo, for Petitioner.

Richard Krimen, Robert W. Daneri, Palo Alto, and Louis Harris, San Francisco, for Respondents.

GILBERT, Associate Justice.

In workers' compensation proceedings, Labor Code section 4061 gives the parties an option when they do not agree to the employee's permanent disability rating based on the treating physician's evaluation.1 Under certain circumstances, either party may select a qualified medical evaluator to conduct a comprehensive medical evaluation. (§ 4061.)2

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases