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LONG BEACH v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

No. B173437.

23 Cal.Rptr.3d 782 (2005)

126 Cal.App.4th 298

CITY OF LONG BEACH, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and Dave A. Garcia, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division 3.

January 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Shannon, City Attorney, and Barbara de Jong, Principal Deputy, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

Cantrell, Green, Pekich, Cruz & McCort and Wayne McCort, Long Beach, for Respondent David A. Garcia.

ALDRICH, J.

INTRODUCTION

David A. Garcia, a police officer employed by petitioner the City of Long Beach (the City), contracted kidney cancer during his employment. A workers' compensation judge (WCJ) found the cancer arose out of and in the course of Garcia's employment, and awarded Garcia benefits. Reconsideration of the WCJ's award was denied. The City sought a writ of review and annulment of the order of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB...

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